If there are two things that seem to have an affinity for each other they are kids and dirt.
Throw in a mountain bike, and you’re about halfway to childhood nirvana.
Or at least that’s the way it appeared to be when a bunch of high-school kids were tearing up the fire roads and single tracks in and around the Tamarancho Boy Scout Camp in Fairfax this past weekend.
And the sloppy conditions brought on by recent rains only seemed to enhance the experience, as the grins – as well as mud-splattered clothing and begrimed bikes – were evident when the mixed-gender group of teenagers pulled into the camp headquarters for a mid-day lunch break.
These kids, maybe a couple dozen all told, were part of a preseason training camp put on by the NorCal High School Mountain Bike Racing League, which is entering its ninth season this spring…. More info
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