Vogel Family In the Valley

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Yes, we’re still here in McAllen – and we’ve been busier than I could ever have imagined! So busy, in fact, that I haven’t even written my daily journal entries. I’ll do the best I can to remember the past few days!

Yesterday we headed over to Mission to ride their mountain bike trails. Mission Trails, another bicycle club in the valley, has created a wonderful network of single track crisscrossing a paved bike path in Mission, and Jack graciously offered to take us out on the trails. We had a blast – even though it was a short ride. Davy especially enjoyed the trails and couldn’t get enough of zooming up the hills, then barreling down.

The Vogel family left June 8, 2008 for a 2 1/2 year bicycle trip traversing the Pan-American Highway from Alaska to Argentina.

Their blog is familyonbikes.org

Durango Finds MTB Trails in Texas

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Durango blogs about learning that Texas has some hills to challenge his MTB skills.

An excerpt: When I moved to Texas, I assumed I would be unable to continue with my mountain bike habit, due to Texas being a little short in the mountain department. Well, that erroneous assumption is my favorite of all my erroneous assumptions about Texas.

I was about 2 months into my Texas exile when I was out in the East Texas zone. I drove into Tyler State Park. There was a sign pointing towards the mountain bike trails. How can this be, I wondered?

read his full post at Durango Texas blog

Red Poppy Ride – Georgetown, TX

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Saturday, April 25, 2009, 08:00 AM
Georgetown 9th Grade Campus
2295 N. Austin Avenue
Georgetown, TX 78628

All routes (14, 30, 45 and 62-miles) pedal through moderately flat terrain interspersed with rolling hills on the eastern side of Williamson County. Rest stops will be available at approximately 10-mile intervals and SAG vehicles will patrol the route.

Post ride activities include a hot dog lunch. Plan to visit the Red Poppy Festival in downtown Georgetown after the Ride for food, crafts and entertainment.

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Cow Patty Classic Benefit Bike Ride – Cedar Park, TX

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Saturday, April 11, 2009, 08:00 AM
Vista Ridge High School
200 South Vista Ridge Blvd
Cedar Park, TX 78613

The Second Annual Cow Patty Classic Benefit Bike Ride will start and end at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, TX. THIS RIDE IS AN EXCELLENT TRAINING RIDE FOR THOSE RIDING IN THE MS150 AND THE SAM’S CLUB 150! All routes – 25, 50, 75 and 100 mile routes – feature moderate to intermediate level courses with rolling hills and beautiful scenery. This is a fully supported ride for riders at any stage of training with multiple rest stops, clear directional signage, and medical support.

$25.00 until March 31st

online registration