Beer, Bikes, and Snow

This week we return to regular Mountain Bike Camp - where the campers are ages 10-14 and we tend to cover more miles and challenging trails.  We have 18 campers this week - which some I know from NICA, some are returning campers, and a few are kids of parents I know.  It was great group! Day 1 - Patriot's Path and Lewis Morris (10.6 miles) Day 2 - 6-Mile Run State Park (9.1 miles) Day 3 - Mercer County Park (10.2 miles) Day 4 - Kittatinny Valley State Park (8.7 miles) Day 5 - Nassau Trails  (6.6 miles) Week total - 45.2 miles

Starting off my 8th summer at the Morristown-Beard Summer Camp with their Mountain Bike program .  For those who don't know, it's weekly program for 9-14 year olds. We meet on campus each morning then ride a different park each day. Van full of bikes Our first week was Beginner Week.  This program is geared (pun intended) towards the newer rider.  Terrain and trails are picked based on their ability. This week we had 17 (yes 17!) little shredders. Day 1 - Loantaka and Patriot's Path  (12.2 miles) Day 2 - Mercer County Park (8.2 miles) Day 3 - Allaire State Park  (9.8 miles) Day 4 - Kittatinny Valley State Park  (8.6 miles) Day 5 - Six Mile Run State Park  (10.9 miles) The campers got to meet the "dirt merchant" and 6-Mile hero Total this week - 49.7 miles