The Mad River Riders celebrated National Trails Day at Blueberry Lake on Sunday, June 7, with guided mountain bike rides and bike and paddleboard demos. John Atkinson, on behalf of the Mad River Riders, received the Golden Pulaski award from U.S. Forest Service recreation and trail coordinator Holly Knox to recognize the work that the group has done on mountain biking trails. Knox also presented the new trail sign for Suki’s Alley to Mad River Rider Ali Zimmer of Lincoln. Zimmer, a professional mountain bike racer, named the new bike trail in honor of her dog, Suki, who passed away over the winter and was her adventure pal. Far right, Mariah Keagy of Sinuosity, a trail development company that will build the new trail with help from the Mad River Riders, holds a shovelful of dirt to represent the trail groundbreaking.
