Free May Family Bike Challenge and Why I Like Biking As a Family

May Family Bike Challenge

It’s the first of the month again. You know what that means. It’s time for my May Family Bike Challenge!

Why is this month’s outdoor challenge all about family biking? Simple. May is National Bike Month.

Family Bike Challenge

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Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots GIVEAWAY

We’re kicking off Beat Black Friday Giveaway week with Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots!

Today’s Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots giveaway has $150 worth of prizes! Come back tomorrow for What Mountain Mom Really Wants for the Holidays Giveaway and the day after for Get Mountain Dad Outdoors Giveaway. You only have until Black Friday, November 25, 2016 to enter. Need more ideas for holiday gifts? Check out my 2016 Holiday Gift Guide post for great gift suggestions from all over the web. Continue reading “Great Gifts for Outdoor Tots GIVEAWAY”

Five Best National Parks for Family Biking

We spent a lot of time biking on our National Park to Park Highway tour this year, so I feel like I know which parks have good family biking options. Each of these top five picks have dedicated paved trails (pretty flat too) so you don’t have to bike on the road with young kids. Not to mention they’re all beautiful and the bike trails take you to visitor centers, scenic overlooks and fun places to explore.

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Biking the Hiawatha Trail with Woom

The Hiawatha Bike Trail travels through tunnels (one is 1.1 miles long!), several converted railroad trestles and through some of the most beautiful scenery in the US.

I’m new to the world of mountain biking, but from what I’ve tried so far it may be my next favorite thing. When I told my family and friends we were biking at parks on the National Park to Park Highway several people suggested we try out the Route of the Hiawatha.

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