Afternoon Adventure - Mountain Biking!

On our first full day at SDSC, the camp traveled to Cady Hill for an afternoon adventure through a fun network of single track mountain bike trails.

While all campers had the option of staying on the rec path and get ice cream in town, an unprecedented 70% of camp chose to go in the woods! It was so impressive to see how many campers were itching to push themselves even if they had never biked on trails before. Members of all teams (Switzerland, Sweden, and USA) climbed up Cady Hill Connector to Florence, then back up Snake to finish on Charlie's. Florence in particular is a camp favorite, as it takes riders down a very smooth and flowy series of switchbacks, rolls, and even a few jumps. As different as mountain biking and skiing may seem, the basic athletic stance we focused on during this morning plays a huge role in both. We also talked a lot about the many parallels in how we look ahead in mountain biking, just like we need to when on skis.

Campers at Green Chair

The campers who felt more comfortable on the rec path traveled into town to get ice cream at Stowe Ice Cream and see a really cool beaver dam at the end of the path. The rec path from Round Hearth to Stowe is 4.5 miles, so even that group rode at least 9 miles...wow!

After spending two hours on the trail or rec path, we had some hungry mouths to feed for dinner! Tonight we get to swim at the Swimming Hole for some much deserved time in the water.