For our latest #WEOUTSIDE trip, we took the kids for an adventure they have never experienced: mountain biking. After weather and scheduling issues prevented biking trips in both the summer of 2023 AND the winter session in early 2024, we were determined to get this one in with our great partners Inland Woods + Trails. Once again, heavy rain and thunderstorms were in the forecast. But once again, things were able to hold off and these kids got in three hours of heavy riding! As you can see from the photos, Travis from IWT was amazing and led these kids on adventures at the Bethel Village Trails by the inn. The were shredding on the gravel and through the mud for four mile circuits through the woods. We had one rider (pictured in the photo dapping in the front) who had never before ridden a bicycle of any kind and she was out there learning, too. Special thanks to Barker Mountain Bikes for outfitting and helping us get situated at the trails!

For this trip, the second cohort also got to have an overnight experience of their own (the first group was at the Flagstaff Hut). The overnight was at the Evans Notch Lodge which is an excellent hideaway on the scenic byway through the notch in the White Mountain National Forest. The rains came in but, once again, that didn’t deter these kids from heading over to the Wild River for some swimming and fun before a rustic pizza dinner and then a quiet evening in the lodge. Special thanks to Jen from Evans Notch Lodge for making all this happen!