RIDING THE TRAILS: Experience the natural world on a 
mountain bike. That�s next on Passport to Texas. 

This is Passport to Texas

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. 

07�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.

17 �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. [SFX-Mountain 
Bike] 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.

03�The sport of mountain biking has grown exponentially in 
the last few years.

Park Superintendent John Alvis.

22�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. [SFX-
Mountain Bike] 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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