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The Downsides of Becoming a Mountain Bike Destination
Mountain bike tourism is growing as communities embrace the economic benefits. However, rising housing costs, a shifting job market, and increased government expenditures may be an unintended consequence.
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Watch: The Newest Trail in Grand Junction – Hawkeye
Nate Hills and Sarah Rawley ride the newest mountain bike trail in Colorado's Grand Valley: Hawkeye.
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Watch: High Speed Flow on Fruita’s PBR Trail
Nate Hills and Noah Sears get their flow on on Fruita's PBR Trail.
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Tour de Bloom – The Kokopelli Trail Done Right
It was certainly an ominous start. Gun metal gray clouds churned out sleet and the intermittent snow flurry, and each rude gust of wind had me retreating turtle-like further into my shell. At the Loma trailhead in Fruita on a late May morning, participants and organizers of the Tour de Bloom were adding layers, shuttling bags …
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The Ride of a Lifetime: A 60+-Year-Old Mountain Bikes Kokopelli’s Trail
Kokopelli. The mention of it doesn’t mean much to most of us. Wikipedia says that Kokopelli is a mystical, flute-playing Hopi Native American fertility spirit, a desert-mountain jester, alternately provoking carnal behavior, providing rain for crops, or intoning a healing melody — all by tooting his magical flute. In certain circles, though, the term “Kokopelli” …
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