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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
THe OBseRVeR — 7A
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Nicholas Fairbanks takes off down a wooden ramp on MERA’s Dirt
Circus mountain bike trail during the annual Blue Mountain Single-
track Trails Club Shuttle Day on Saturday, June 26, 2021.
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Children take part in a Short Track Race Series held at the Owsley Trailhead at the Mount Emily Recreation Area, near La Grande, on Monday,
June 21, 2021. Several dozen kids took part in the event hosted by Blue Mountain Singletrack Trail Club, whose volunteers maintain the moun-
tain bike trails at MERA. The event is held every Monday at 6 p.m., with free bikes for children who need them.
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Talyn Bolin, 14, whips his dirt bike through a cloud of dust as he
launches from the Tabletop jump at Mount Emily Recreation Area
outside La Grade on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Legacy Powersports of
Island City held “Demo with the Pros,” an event that let residents bor-
row dirt bikes and helmets.
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Jesse Cimon, left, and Valerie and Tyson Murphy prepare to ride
down one of Mount Emily Recreation Area’s numerous singletrack
bike trails during the Blue Mountain Singletrack Club’s annual shut-
tle run on Saturday, June 26, 2021.
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Don Lowry and his dog, Bear, race down the Slammer mountain bike trail Saturday, June 26, 2021, at the Mount Emily Recreation Area, La
Grande.
Fun at Mount Emily
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Eli Bolin hits the dirt path with determination on an electric trail bike
Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Mount Emily Recreation Area, north of
La Grande. He joined dozens of motorcross enthusiasts who turned
out despite the warm weather for “Demo with the Pros,” an event
sponsored by Legacy Powersports of Island City that provided dirt
bikes and helmets for participants to borrow.
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Cole Hauter floats through the air on his dirt bike as he launches from one of the jumps at Mount Emily Recreation Area on Sunday, June 27,
2021. Legacy Powersports of Island City held “Demo with the Pros,” lending participants dirt bikes and helmets to explore MERA’s offerings.
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Cole Hauter races along a dirt bike track at the Mount Emily Recre-
ation Area, La Grande, on Sunday, June 27, 2021 during Legacy Pow-
ersports of Island City’s “Demo with the Pros.” Despite the summer
heat, the event attracted dozens of motocross enthusiasts.
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Devin Frye launches from a jump at the Mount Emily Recreation Area’s dirt bike trails on Sunday, June 27, 2021, during “Demo with the Pros,”
an event put on by Legacy Powersports of Island City. Participants could borrow dirt bikes and helmets to try out the trails during the event
at the recreation area north of La Grande that drew a crowd willing to brave the summer heat.
Jesse Cimon looks out over the Grande Ronde Valley from the top of
Mount Emily on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Cimon, along with dozens of
other Blue Mountain Singletrack Club members, met at Owsley Trail-
head for the annual club meetup.