Mountain Bike Adventures for Kids
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KIDS MOUNTAIN BIKE OAKRIDGE 2012
June 10, 2012
September 23, 2012
9AM – 3PM
Greenwaters Park, Oakridge
Guided rides, skills clinics, shuttles, races, food, hikes, ecology and trail-building will all be a part of this youth centric mountain bike day.
Bicycles and transportation provided by Trips for Kids-CAT and Oregon Adventures.
And it’s free!
Space is limited, so register now! All participants (youth and adult), volunteers, and guides must register. Waiver form must be filled out and signed by parent/guardian for anyone under 18.
Kids Mountain Bike Oakirdge is a G.O.A.T.S event in partnership with Trips for Kids-CAT.
Inspiration
Ridgeline Celebration Day
May 5th, 10AM – 3PM
Mountain biking will be one of many activities at Ridgeline Celebration Day 2012
Join the Disciples of Dirt and TFK-CAT at the Fox Hollow parking lot/trailhead for organized trail rides, lessons in trail etiquette, and tips on mountain bike maintenance. TFK will provide bikes and helmets for youth.
Volunteer Celebration 2012
Volunteer Celebration Day
Volunteer Celebration was a big success – the natural result of great people, good food, and awesome drinks. A big thanks to New Frontier Market, Oakshire Brewery, and Laughing Planet Cafe for providing the good eats and drinks. And a special thanks to Nikki who provided the spanish-style casserole and chocolate chip cookies. James, our Assistant Director, jumped in to help make it all happen.
And a huge thanks to all the volunteers that help youth get off the street, off the couch, and into the wild.
Trail Spirit!
A Great Year!
The best year yet!Over 150 youth and 50 adults joined us for various mountain bike adventures. We played a big part in the first Kids Mountain Bike Day festival back in September, and last, but not least was Mt. Pisgah’s Play in the Rain Day.We provided their first bicycle rodeo, bikes, and an obstacle course for kids to play on. Bowling pins were the highlight. We created a course for the youth to weave through and at the end of it all was a frame of pins – WHACK Even with 8 bicycles and helmets, youth waited in line for their chance at Bicycle Bowling.One of the warmest memories was retrieving one of our bikes from a mother and father, their child riding ahead of us on the dirt road. When John caught-up, the father told him it was the kid’s first time riding a bike. Blue skies, a tree lined path, and the silhouette of a youth’s first bike ride … it was a once in a life time and place.A big thanks to Play in the Rain Day organizers for inviting TFK-CAT.Check out pictures and videos of kids biking down bowling pins and all of our 2011 trips at our gallery. Videos were made possible by a generous donation from REI. And they didn’t stop giving with the helmet cam. Thanks to a supply of packs and sleeping bags, overnight mountain bike trips and backpack trips are in our future.Bring on the new year.
We are looking for volunteers!
Trips for Kids-CAT is looking for volunteers to help get kids off the couch and into the woods.
If you are interested in volunteering with Trips for Kids-CAT, contact John at (541) 686-9885 or trips4kids@catoregon.org. You can also fill out this form: TFK Volunteer Application
In their own words!
I loved it!!
-AJ, age 12
On Saturday I went mountain biking and it was really cool because I have never been mountain biking before. I went on the first Trips for Kids-CAT (TFK-CAT) ride to Oakridge. We got there on a colorful bus. The Salmon creek trail is a National Forest trail for biking and hiking. We saw some hikers and one other mountain biker on the trial with us. We biked 11 miles but it went by faster than I thought because I was having so much fun. I don’t have my own mountain bike so TFK-CAT let me borrow a bike. They also let me borrow a helmet and they gave us food and water. My favorite part was going up and down the hills because it was like a roller coaster.
-Jat, age 13
I would suggest that you should go on a Trips For Kids ride. You learn about nature and have a blast riding in the mountains. The views are awesome and there are no honking cars, all you hear is the wildlife.
-Ben, age 18
Throughout the whole trip I was amazed at the beauty of the path and its surrounding area. I was quite happy with myself. On and on we pressed forward, over hills and down again, through the canopies made by trees and through fields. I would have to say it was a brilliant ride if there ever was one.
-Eli, age 17
