Texas Biking News June 7th 2020
Hike-bike trail study gets OK; Route would give access to Bahia Grande
Steve Clark | www.themonitor.com
The city of Brownsville has gotten the green light for a feasibility study on creating a scenic hike-and-bike trail through the Bahia Grande as part of the Caracara Trails network.
The 25,000-acre Bahia Grande Unit of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge includes 10,000 of estuary that was turned into a dust bowl by construction of the Brownsville Ship Channel in the 1930s and highway construction in the 1950s, but has been about 90 percent restored. The trail would link Brownsville to the …
ROBERT MACK 1928 – 2020
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DR. MACK, Robert (Bob) Marvin,DVM, MPVM Dr. Robert Marvin Mack passed away at home with his wife at his side in Austin, TX on June 2, 2020. Robert was born in Wymore, Nebraska on December 10, 1928 to Clarence Arthur Mack and …
… In Robert’s early 70’s he decided to take up bicycle riding. He enjoyed long road trips often with his son and rode in various bike activities including the Katy Flatland and Hotter than Hell Hundred ride in Wichita Falls, TX in the summer. He had a full life, and he will be missed dearly by his family and friends. …
Walnut Creek PSA
By TheX | austinmountainbiking.com
Now that people have realized that the WuFlu Infodemic was overblown, and they are out in force again…riders at Walnut seem to have forgotten that the trails are bi-directional, and MULTI-USE. There are people walking/hiking/running, kids, and dogs off-leash. There are places to ride that are more MTB centered, and they can be ridden with less chance of injuring, or just pissing off people. I rode out there yesterday, and hiked with …