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Shasta Elementary School sixth-grader Emilee Mitchell had just climbed a 1-1/2-mile hill on a mountain bike, but she was grinning as she braked for a water stop.
“It was awesome,” she exclaimed. “Hard, but awesome.”
Her next two miles would be downhill, and she was ready to go.
Read MoreWhat’s the best thing about mountain biking? Just ask sixth-graders Clem Pine and Brayden Waggener.
“Definitely going downhill,” Clem said. “It was scary, but fun.”
Brayden agreed, but said he also liked learning how to ride uphill. “When you’re going uphill, just shift into a lower gear and keep pedaling,” he said, adding, “I used to be one of those kids who just stayed in one gear.”
Read MoreThere is nothing quite like the fresh air, open skies and cool breeze of Lake of the Woods. That is, unless you are biking it with your family. There is a smooth, well maintained trail that runs between Sunset Campground and Aspen Point Campground around the northeast side of the lake.
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