Young hockey star has big career plans – Tbnewswatch.com

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

Atomic Zombie proudly supports women’s hockey and sponsors Zuback: Young hockey star has big career plans – Tbnewswatch.com

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2012 Olympic MTB Course Shaping Up; The Story Behind Oakridge, OR Singletrack

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

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photo courtesy NPR’s State of the Re: Union.

A couple mountain bike news items to share today:

2012 Olympic Mountain Bike Course Takes Shape

Over on Echo News, reader Andrew Batty shares pics of the Olympic mountain bike course being constructed near Hadleigh Castle. From the pics it looks like there’s a high hill that will provide much of the elevation for the course, though no word on actual climbing numbers yet. The area looks to offer a good mix of open areas and forest groves which should make it ideal for spectators.

Oakridge, OR: Mountain Bike Capital of the Northwest

National Public Radio has a new series called Re:Union and a recent article (episode?) featured the Oakridge, OR mountain bike scene. The story looks at how Oakridge, a rural town suffering from a collapse in the lumber market, is reinventing itself as a mountain bike destination. We’ve heard great things about the riding around Oakridge and the annual Mountain Bike Oregon weekend seems to get bigger and bigger each year.

The whole idea of embracing mountain biking (and other outdoor activities) to help boost isolated economies seems like a win-win. In fact there’s plenty of opportunity for small towns around the country to do the same (Appalachian communities here on the east coast seems like prime targets). Even if you don’t live near Oregon, start thinking about mountain bike trips you can take to expand your riding horizons AND to help local economies.

Related posts:

  1. The MTB Capital of the Northwest: Oakridge
  2. The Prez checks out Olympic MTB Course
  3. Australian mountain biker Jongewaard reconsidered for Olympic team

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Seventies light

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

Life has come between me and long blog posts, but these photos sum up my evening rides home better than words anyway. As the days get shorter and my workdays get longer, the ride home takes place in what I like to call “Seventies light”—because snaps from that era often seem to include the same preternaturally bright greens and golds that spring to life in the early stages of the sunset.

How’s the scenery on your commute these days?

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  1. The Tipping Point
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  3. The Tortoise and the Hare

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