Bike Park

We made some new friends last month who told us about a bike park out in Superior that enjoy going to as a family.  Their kids are exactly the same age as ours so we decided it was worth checking out.  We found the park and I wasn't sure what the girls were going to think about it.  There was a dirt track with a lot of little hills for them to ride up and down.  It looked like fun, if the girls were feeling adventurous. 

McKenzie climbed to the top of the first hill and before she realized what she was doing, started zooming around the track.  Her face looked very nervous, but before long she was all smiles.  That girl just kept cruising around and around that track.  I didn't know how well her strider could handle the terrain, but it worked great.  She ran up each hill and zipped down the back side without fear. 

Cambrie had a little tougher of a time at first simply because her legs have never had to push herself up such a steep hill before.  Each time she fell it was when she lost momentum on the uphill instead of cruising too fast on a downhill.  But towards the end she figured out that speed is important and was flying around the track.

Jeremy was thoroughly enjoying himself too.  There was a larger track next to the one the girls were riding on and he was determined to catch air on the jumps.  He couldn't get the speed he needed but still enjoyed the track.  There was a small pump track in the middle of the larger trail and he spent a lot of time on that. 

When he came back over all three of the bike riders were all tuckered out.  I was able to sit and enjoy them enjoying themselves.  It will be a perfect daddy-daughter outing when I need to catch up on some inevitable post-baby zzzz's.