Bellingham's Hidden Adventures

Bellingham is known for its avid snowboarders and skiers who religiously frequent Mt. Baker during the winter. It comes as no surprise that Mt. Baker draws many of Western’s students there. But one extreme sport that I didn’t know about, and often goes unnoticed is mountain biking. Bellingham is home to many trails, people travel from Vancouver, BC and Seattle to ride the trails. Mountain biking is an intense sport, that involves fast downhill peddling, and bravely going off jumps, and weaving in out of trees. Some trials even have narrow wood bridges, which involve skill and precise navigation to not fall off. The trails in the Pacific Northwest are beautiful and can be treacherous especially when it rains, leaving behind muddy trails and slippery wood



Here is what a trial typicaly looks like




 So how do I know so much? My neighbors and good friends are avid mountain bikers, and I have gone along with them a few times to “shuttle them”. I should also mention being that these are trials, it often involves hiking up these trials, while pushing their 50-something pound bikes. A few trails, such as those at Northfork, do have gravel roads leading up to the start, thus there is a designated shuttler. This Shuttler drives the bikers to the top and then meets them down at the end of the trail. So not only are my friends extremely talented at riding these trails, they also have a start up group to produce short mountain biking videos. Their business is called High Street Collective (they live on high street). This business is also involved in beer brewing, and clothing- such as graphic tees. High Street Collective is at the very early stages, but with time and experience will hopefully grow. And I do hope my blog post will drive some traffic to their Facebook! and increase awareness! So be sure to check out their Facebook. In attempts to increase your knowledge of mountain and its awesomeness and to display their talent, I want to include a video .

 






I will have more posting on events and other films they will be producing shortly!


Check out this short video!

check High Street Collective Facebook!


here is another short video