Mountain Biking in Texas State Parks
Thursday, July 18th, 2019
A barrel cactus looks on as a mountain biker passes by.
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With busy schedules and our increasing dependence on technology, we can become disconnected from the natural world. One way to reconnect… is on a mountain bike.
Doing a little wheel true here. Somewhat of a science, somewhat of a art.
Shane McAnally of Canyon Cycles has raced mountain bikes competitively. His love for riding started early.
As a kid in Austin you know having a mountain bike was awesome because I would spend all day down on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. It was the best thing ever. People that are into mountain biking, if there’s a place to create trails, the community will rally, and they’ll get trails built and volunteer all the efforts and it’s really cool to see that kind of thing.
That’s exactly what happened at Pedernales Falls State Park.
The sport of mountain biking has grown exponentially in the last few years.
Park Superintendent John Alvis.
Probably about 5 years ago we partnered with Austin Ridge Riders mountain biking group and they helped up build approximately 14 miles of new mountain biking trails. Mountain bikers are a really great use group. The trail that they created follows contour lines in the park, minimizes erosion. So they do as a whole, have a real keen interest in maintaining the resource here at the park.
Life’s better outside, especially on a mountain bike. For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.
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