For a beautifully written mountain biking history/cultural lesson, check out this excellent article by legend Wende Cragg, which was published on The Radavist:
https://theradavist.com/wende-cragg-early-mountain-bike-photos/#disqus_thread
Here’s a short film clip on a new effort, called Orogenesis, to build a trail network that runs from way up in Canada all the way down through Mexico, making it the longest MTB trail in the world when it’s completed (5000+miles):
Biketown is now free to watch. Sit back and gain more insight into how “trails transform communities” … communities that need a new way forward, perhaps:
I remember quite vividly the first time I was denied access to a place I had been allowed to ride in the past (Palomar Mt. late 80’s). They had gotten a new ranger and had changed the policy to restrict MB ‘s on the trails. I went camping there a couple of weeks ago and brought my bike. The trails are still off limits but was pleasantly surprised to find a fire road right next to our camp site.
Thanks for sharing both of those films James. We still have much to do