9/19 - End of Season Ride

The time has come. :( Our “End of Season” ride will be this Monday on September 19th. Even if you haven't been able to make it out all season, we would love for everyone to come down and celebrate a great year!

It will be the PERFECT ride for anyone that has wanted to come out through the year but hasn't had a chance (or have been worried about their skill level). We will break it up into beginner and intermediate rides. For the beginner ride, we will go over the basics of mountain biking before heading out and will take the time to answer any questions and work on fundamental skills throughout the ride. If you have ever wanted to check out what mountain biking is all about or are ready to dust off your bike if it’s been awhile, this will be the perfect ride.

We will be meeting at the Eagle Bike Park at 6:00 and will leave for the trails by 6:30. Tesh will bring her grill and we will provide hot dogs, sides, and some champagne for after the ride to celebrate a wonderful season! See below for directions.

Although we will still have impromptu rides as long as the weather will let us, this will be our final official organized ride of the season so we really hope everyone can make it out. Right now it's supposed to be 82 and sunny. :)

Directions: From State Street, head North on "N Horseshoe Bend Road". This is the road just east of Highway 55 (right by WINCO). Stay on this road for a few miles and you will see the park to your right (turn right before the large skate park). You can also type in "Idaho Velodrome and Cycling Park" into mapquest to get directions. The park website is at http://eaglebikepark.org/visiting/maps/ which also has directions.

Ride 9/8 - Camel's Back

Next Monday's ride has been moved to Thursday, the 8th, due to Labor Day.

We'll be meeting at Camel's Back Park at 6:30. The plan is to head up Kestrel and down Hull's Gulch or possibly head over to ride the Military Reserve connector up and back down Hull's Gulch. We can decide with the group of ladies who are riding on Thursday, but we'll be meeting at Camel's Back at 6:30 regardless. After the ride, we'll be grabbing a drink/food in Hyde Park or maybe even hitting the trusty ole' Highlands Hollow!


Enjoy the long weekend! See you next week!

8/29 Ride - Military Reserve

This Monday's ride will be through various trails at Military Reserve. Plan on meeting at the parking lot across from the dog park (Fort Boise Park) near the baseball field (nearest cross roads - Mountain Cove Rd and Reserve St) to be on the trail by 6:30.

Hope to see everyone there!

For more information on the Military Reserve area - see http://ridgetorivers.cityofboise.org/Trails/SelectAreaDescriptions/page30448.aspx .

St Luke's Fitness Celebration

The Dirt Dolls have decided to participate in this year's Fitness Celebration as a team. Please join us and feel free to invite any friends and family that may also want to walk with us. Currently we are registered in the Blue Wave so that as a team people can decide to jog or walk. We may have a few mom's that want to bring their children and walk in the strollers wave, so we may jump in that group if there is interest on that day. We may also decide to dress up, so if anyone has ideas feel free to offer them up.

Register at the link below, our team name is Dirt Dolls and the captain is Samantha Richards.

You are invited to join Dirt Dolls for 2011 St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration 5K for Women & Children. You can register for this event at:
https://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?event_id=1961369&subevent_id=1511827&team_id=1017041

Please let us know if you have any questions.

8/22 Pictures - Sidewinder

Wow - the heat! But even that couldn't stop us from taking on the sidewinder challenge. There was a wonderful breeze that saved the day and the downhill ride from the top of Sidewinder down through Kestrel was totally worth it. Great job ladies!

The crew: Tesh, Sylvia, Amy, Sara, Kath

Sylvia getting ready to lead the Kestrel parade. Sara finishing Kestrel with a smile. Total Sidewinder domination!

Tour De Fat

A few of us were able to volunteer some time at Tour de Fat this last Saturday. For anyone who hasn't had a chance to experience the festivities, definitely mark it on your calendars for next year! It was such a fantastic/fun event! The outfits were so creative and hilarious! We were glad to have the chance to help out! Thanks to everyone who came out either as a volunteer or a participant.

The crew: Mou, Cacia, Tesh, Amy, Mendy, Sara, and BJ (Official Dirt Doll Pit Crew member). :)

8/22 Ride - Sidewinder/Fat Tire

We will be putting on our big girl pants this Monday to conquer Kestrel to Sidewinder and down Fat Tire ending at military reserve.

It will be one of our more challenging Monday rides so please arrive early enough to be on the trail no later then 6:30. We will be meeting at the Camel's Back parking lot.

We can hit up Hyde Park afterwards for a beverage for those who are interested.

Make sure to eat your wheaties, bring sunscreen, and hydrate. :-)

Hope to see everyone there!