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OutdoorsNW E-Newsletter
Volume 8, Issue 5a
May 1, 2014

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In This Issue
Celebrate Bike Month with OutdoorsNW; Silverwood Theme Park Opens May 3; Seattle's Rue Mapp Accepts Prestigious Award
Bicycle Sundays Start in May
8 World-Class Mountain Bike Havens
Mountain Bike Lessons at Sun Peaks, BC
50 NW Mountain Bike Trails
Upcoming Events
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Celebrate Bike Month with OutdoorsNW
May is National Bike Month, which means our staff will be celebrating on our bikes and online! Keep an eye on our Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. . .

Silverwood Theme Park Opens May 3
Silverwood will open for its 27th year of operations this Saturday, May 3. The park has grown from a local attraction - originally dubbed the Henley Aerodrome & Museum of Transportation . . .

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Keen ambassador and Outdoor Afro founder Rue Mapp of Seattle, Wash., was awarded the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) 2014 Communications award . . .

Bicycle Sundays Start in May 
Get the family together and take to the streets for some healthy fun . . .

 

8 World-Class Mountain Bike Havens  
Riding Sun-Kissed Trails at 4-Season Resorts Compiled by Diane Rudholm
Wherever you go in the Northwest, chances are good you're not far from some epic mountain biking . . .

 

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Mountain Bike Lessons at Sun Peaks, BC 
A lesson in humility
Story and Photos by Carolyn Price

I should have left my helmet at home.

Little did I know that when my family and I signed up for introductory mountain bike lessons at Sun Peaks Resort, we would be given full-face protective head gear that made the Seattle Seahawks' helmets look Little League . . . 

 

50 NW Mountain Bike Trails
Ride On!
Compiled by Diane Rudholm
Looking for inspiration for your next mountain bike ride? Peruse this list of Northwest favorites for ideas . . . 

 

Upcoming Events

May 3:
Fiesta 5K Ole!, Seattle, WA

May 9-10: Northwest Paddling Festival, Issaquah, WA

May 10: Pedal for People, Eugene, OR

May 16: BeWild at the Mountaineers, Seattle, WA

May 31, Jun. 7, Jun. 14: Somerset Rec Club Triathlon Training Clinics, Bellevue, WA

May 31: JrGap2Gap Relay, Yakima, WA

Jun. 1: Gap2Gap Relay, Yakima, WA

Jun. 7: Pioneer Century, Canby, OR

Jun. 7: Survivor Mud Run 5K, Carnation, WA

Jun. 8: Edge to Edge Marathon, Ucluelet, BC

Jul. 11-12: MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, Monroe, WA

Aug. 30: Pocatello Marathon, Pocatello, ID


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