Confessions of a novice trip leader
I’ve been an officer with Trips For Kids Santa Cruz for some time, but the August ride was my first ride with the kids. It also became my first time as tip co-leader when the…
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Confessions of a novice trip leader
I’ve been an officer with Trips For Kids Santa Cruz for some time, but the August ride was my first ride with the kids. It also became my first time as tip co-leader when the…
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Favorite Pics from January’s Ride
A real post about what we all learned is coming, but I want to post my favorite pics, too. So, here they are… The Crew
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Favorite Pics from January’s Ride
A real post about what we all learned is coming, but I want to post my favorite pics, too. So, here they are… The Crew
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Blood, Sweat, and Mechanicals: It’s a Great Mountain Biking Life
It was the ride after the wind storm. Debris so thick, it took talent to overcome the obstacles that buried the hard packed dirt of the fire road. I was in a foul mood. I…
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Blood, Sweat, and Mechanicals: It’s a Great Mountain Biking Life
It was the ride after the wind storm. Debris so thick, it took talent to overcome the obstacles that buried the hard packed dirt of the fire road. I was in a foul mood. I…
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More Good Days for More Kids
For a girl named Barney, it was the chickens. We stood in a circle, each sharing the highs and lows of our ride in Wilder Ranch State Park, the highs ranged from the horses to…
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Take a Kid Mountain Biking, Would Ya’?
On Saturday October 1, Trips for Kids Santa Cruz participated in Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. Four participants from Tyler House, along with their supervisor, Crystal, joined us for a day of skills practice,…
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Lou without Oopty
John and I sat in the front of the truck, marveling at the signatures at the bottom of each of this kid’s text messages. When making arrangements with kids to take them riding, texting is…