Illinois State Park Closures UpdateOn Tuesday September 24th, Senate met and voted to continue funding for the parks. Now the bill will go back to the governor for him to decide whether or not to continue funding or not. Hopefully the House and Senate’s decisions will influence the governor but ultimatly it is now his decision. More on this [...]
Apex Park – Golden Colorado
This was the first Trail I hit on my September trip to Colorado. Finished Driving in from an overnight in Nebraska and headed straight to the trail after checking in to the Hotel in Golden which happened to be less than 5 miles from Apex Park, Red Rocks, Dakota Ridge, Falcon Mountain, and Green Mountain [...]
Red Rocks // Dakota Ridge Mountain Biking
On the second day of my September Trip to Colorado I was more adjusted to the altitude and I had a ride in the mountains under my belt so I was feeling more confident. Unfortunatly it was cold and rainy and didn’t look like it was going to get nice. By around 2:00 I figured [...]
Red Bull Rampage 2008The Red Bull Rampage is one of the most insane Mountain Bike competitions.
Illinois State Park and Landmark ClosuresAs some of you know, our governor has made a $14 million dollar cut to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources funding. This funding cut has caused the DNR to layoff 39 employees and close 11 state parks and 14 historical landmarks(4 of which are national landmarks). The parks and landmarks are scheduled to close [...]
