Angel Fire Bike Park is open to everyone. I see families, first time riders, pro athletes, freestyle riders, and techy terrain sufferers. No one is out of place and all are welcome. Angel Fire Bike Park boasts every type of trail you would want.

Mountain biking has a way of magnifying self-doubt. For some women, it starts with fear of technical terrain. For others, it’s rebuilding confidence after a crash or wondering if they even belong in the sport at all. But at the VNTRbirds Grand Junction clinic on the iconic Lunch Loops trails, three riders at completely different skill levels discovered the same thing: confidence can be built one feature, one corner, and one encouraging cheer at a time.

If you’ve been eyeing a spring mountain bike trip and wondering where to start, let us introduce you to one of Colorado’s most approachable and fun trail systems: Lunch Loops in Grand Junction.

Whether you’re newer to mountain biking and ready to progress, or you’ve been riding for a while and want to clean up your technique, the Midland Trails offer the kind of terrain that teaches you something every time you ride and VNTRbirds is here to help.

From the mid-90s to 2026, Lisa McKendry is helping build up the mountain biking community in Colorado and beyond.

There’s nothing more satisfying than watching someone who’s never been on a mountain bike before start to experience the joy of riding.

There’s always a moment at the beginning of something like this—when everyone is standing around, gear half on, half off, not quite sure what the next few days will hold. A mix of nerves, excitement, and that quiet question in the back of your mind: am I ready for this? VENTURE OUT Femme Backcountry Festival 2026 started there. New and familiar faces, people arriving from different places and different points in their backcountry journeys—but all showing up for the same reaso

Somewhere between packing snacks, triple-checking your gear, and booting up in the cold at the trailhead, trip planning can start to feel optional. We’ve all been there. You meant to read the forecast more closely. You assumed everyone had the same goals. You figured you’d “talk it through in the parking lot.” Life is full — and when time gets tight, it’s tempting to cut corners. In the backcountry, those corners matter. Most incidents aren’t caused by one bad decision. They’