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Country's 2006 Calendar All packages include food and lodging. Day riders, day or 1/2 day rates are also available. Please call or email ahead for reservations, ride times, and trail updates. Click on a picture below for event details
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If you're looking for a festive, party atmosphere, we can guarantee it during our annual events. You can expect a moderate crowd with a wide variety of group rides and activities, and our sponsors always supply us with plenty of prizes and swag! We do often limit enrollment to avoid overcrowding the trails and to help maintain the personal quality of your experience. Great music, fantastic food, swimming, and excellent small group rides are the cornerstones of each of our events. Back in June 1996, Gunnar Shogren was here and commented in his column (Dirt Rag #53) that the trails here are just perfect for group mountain riding. So get some friends together and head up to Maine, come by yourself and join one of our groups, or pack up the family and enjoy the fun -- we always aim to please! On the major
Holiday Weekends of Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and
Columbus Weekend we always have something happening! Often old
friends returning and new groups joining. These weekends happen to be
an excellent time to get acquainted with our kind of mountain bike vacation.
Expect plenty of fun and guided group rides for all levels. And if you
want to try your hand at other activities, there's plenty of great water
around for canoeing, tubing, or swimming. |
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| May 5-7
Trail Building Camp:
If you build it...they will come -- and ride!!We've
marked the trail, and now we need some help clearing it. This is going to
be an awesome weekend of hard work, camaraderie, and great riding. Friday, May 5 Arrive anytime after 12 noon and get to know our place. Saturday, May 6: Get ready for a full day of work! Sunday, May 7 We ride our creation and many other trails, including our gnarly, radical single track, The Back Country Expressway. Accommodations: first come, first served camping or group bunkhouse. Meals: we'll provide four meals Lunch and dinner Sat. and breakfast and lunch Sunday . Amenities: technical terrain park, hot tub, outdoor hot showers, large backyard bonfire pit. Extra nights lodging and bike rentals are available with prior reservations and deposit. $30 donation p.person for wknd. Please bring work gloves and any of your own favorite work tools (rakes, pruning shears, saws, hammers...) |
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May
19-21 Season Kick-off Wildflower Tour:  This
happens to be one of our most popular events. Check out this unbelievable
deal - only $80 gets you 2 nights and 2 days plus 4 meals and snacks,
and full use of all our facilities, including hot tub, lodge kitchen, and
terrain garden. There will be daily guided rides for all skill levels and
campfires in the evening. Everyone here also pitches in with Spring cleanup...raking
leaves, light painting, stacking wood, etc. Bring a dish for our Saturday
night potluck dinner. Early enrollment is strongly suggested!! |
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May
12-14 and June 9-11 - Mountain Biking Instructor Certification Program:This
instructional camp is designed for individuals interested in learning how
to teach correct and safe mountain biking skills to entry level, beginner,
and intermediate riders.  There
are a myriad of approaches and techniques, but very few people who are able
to successfully teach them to others. Working in cooperation with Fujibikes,
with over 100 years of bike building experience, BCE's team of expert instructors
will deliver an efficient system of concepts, methods, and skills to make
you a competent and confident instructor of the sport. During this workshop
you will learn a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to teaching a broader
understanding of the most useful theories and immediately put them into
practice. Because of our serious committment to the sport both Fujibikes
and BCE have joined forces to help qualify all riders that may be interested
in notching up their commitment to receive this valuable credential and
instructor certification.
Cost: $225 includes instructors certificate, all accommodations, four meals,
all training. (Additional training dates can be scheduled with prior notice.) |
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June
2-4th Skills Development Weekend with Cliff:With
14 years of trail riding experience, including 2 as a racer, 2 as a recreational
rider, and the past 10 as a Master MTB Guide, your host Cliff Krolick
demonstrates his bike handling techniques for a unique skills development
weekend. Cliff will lend his knowledge and expertise to those who want
to improve their basic mountain biking skills for recreational riding
or racing.
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June 16-18
Dog
Days of Summer( A Getaway For Doggies And Their Mountain biking buddies):Everybody
likes to ride with their pooch. We have the Featuring: Day Event Rates: No Charge for
the Pooch What to Bring: *A portion of
the proceeds will be donated to the Animal Refuge League*
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June 23-25th Freeride Stunt Hucker's
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July
14-16 - 7th ANNUAL Tube-N-Lube Lobster Bakeoff: Get
ready for one wet and wild mountain biking weekend! Three simple words:
 Three
simple words...three unforgettable days!! Package $175 all inclusive. |
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| July
24-29 - Teen Mt. Bike Adventure Week: Teens
from across the Eastern U.S., some returning and some new, come together
for mountains of FUN! An adult experience for teenagers, days are spent
biking, swimming, working, and playing, which makes our camp motto, "I'd
rather ride than sleep!" Our focus is to encourage a strong community
spirit of cooperation, promote ecological awareness, and build self-esteem
and confidence, all enhanced by non-competitive, exciting mountain biking.
$375 for the week includes lodging, three home-cooked meals/day, riding
workshops, and lots of outdoor fun. |
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Aug
11-13 - 13th Annual Mountain Biking Micro Brew Festival:
Check out the most recent
coverage in the April 2002 issue of Mountain Bike magazine(Trippin With
JT)or some history in the March '98 issue of Bike Magazine ("The Maine Attraction")
and get the low-down on all the fun! Get
ready for our immensely popular mountain biking party! Things get underway
Friday noon and don't stop until late Sunday. By day, we've got guided group
rides for all levels and lots of sponsor giveaways. By night, we light the
bonfires and barbecues
and ROCK to the live blues and folk music of local Maine bands. With 80+
miles of trails, our on-site Rock-N-Log Palace, and our brand new trail,
Back Country Expressway (a tribute to those North Shore kamikazies),
there's NEVER a dull moment. Add to this our co-sponsor, Stonecoast / Sunday
River BrewersThis is one good time you do not want to miss. Book
very early - this one fills fast!! Full festival pass -$175. p.p.
2-3 nights in our Yurt-bunkhouse or camping, five meals,and use of all our
facilities. Budget passes - one night campsite, 2 meals(Lobstah Bake included,
and 2 days of activities-$140. We also have a one day/one overnight campsite
pass + Lobstah-$120 All passes-brew included. |
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| August
25-27 - Farewell to Summer Mountain Bike Encampment:We
like to do things in grand style here at BCE, so here's a FANTASTIC way
to bid farewell to summer. Only $80 pp buys you a weekend
of exceptional riding, delicious food, and a chance to hang out with some
really cool people. (Not to mention, you can leave the bug spray at home!)
We might have a small project like a small trail construction for you to
help us out with, but the weekend experience is well worth it. |
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| October
20-22 - Annual MTB Halloween Spook Festival - A Biking Tour of Local
Graveyards, Haunted Houses, and awesome single tract The
back woods of Maine are full of local folklore and fantasy. What better
time of year to enjoy all the eerieness and fascinating area history?
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in Sept. and Oct 1-3/(Oct 8-11)Columbus Wknd. /Oct 15-17 - Fall Foliage
Festivals:
Brilliantly colored leaves and fresh autumn breezes make our trails SPECTACULAR!
And don't forget your camera, since "Moose X-ing" is not that uncommon this
time of year. Our exceptional variety of terrain, evening bonfires, and
moonlit hot tub soaks make these weekends fill up quickly! Packages: Camping
$135 pp; Bunkhouse (group space) $155 pp; Private rooms $175 pp. Four meals,
trail snacks, use of all facilities inclusive. |
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Costa
Rican Mountain Biking Adventures February 17-25. Join us for 4 days
in the lush, steeply terraced, coffee plantations of the Orosi Valley then
further east for 5 more days to the Calypso Carribean coast to continue
our mt biking adventures.
We'll hop the jet and fly right to the capitol, San Jose, which will be
our port of entry and departure. Here we'll all rondevous at our favorite
spot Hotel Aranjuez and get to meet all the rest of our buddies on this
one of a lifetime adventure.  Just
when you thought that the magic of summer was over for another year it comes
around again. Costa Rica is basking in summer and its the perfect climate
for mountain biking adventures. So instinctively when its ffing cold up
here we ESCAPES to the lush tropics of Central America. Beaches, mountains,
jungles -- WHAT MORE COULD WE ASK FOR??!!The Caribbean coast of Costa Rica is a virtual Eden: 85 degree days under painted, cloudless skies, sparkling ocean waters washing on white sand beaches, a plethora of tropical wildlife, and INCREDIBLE off-road mountain biking trails, some cutting through the jungles and others following palm-treed shorelines.  SPEND NINE FANTASTIC DAYS IN PARADISE WITH B.C.E. AS YOUR GUIDE. With us, you'll be introduced to the REAL Costa Rica; we've scoped out dozens of exciting trails, discovered secret snorkeling pools, mapped out awesome hiking paths, and memorized the menus at the best 'tico sodas' (local restaurants). |
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1-5 will be spent on the beautiful Caribbean coast.We
will be biking from the village of Cahuita all the way to Manzanillo on
combination ocean front/jungle trails and seldom-traveled roads. Our highlight
here will be a 7km single tract trail starting at the Kelley Creek Entrance
to Cahuita National Park and winding back and forth from beach into jungle
culminating at Puerto Vargus Station. In addition this coastal route offers
many attractive beaches, a rain forest/jungle filled with many easily observed
wildlife species, and the Gandoca-Manzanillo National Refuge, which is the
only place in the country where there is a living coral reef with easy access.
Good snorkling to be found here for sure. There's also a 13.5 km coastal
hiking trail to Gandoca, all the way to the Panamanian border. |
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DAYS
6-9 will find
us in the breathtaking Orosi Valley, famous for its spectacular views, colonial
buildings, hot springs, and new national park, Tapanti, which has over 150
rivers within. Here, waterfalls and trees abound, wildlife is prolific,
and the terrain is rugged.  We'll
be doing some serious riding in the valley, most notably within the many
coffee bean plantations which dot the mountainous landscape. Another added
attraction will be a detour trek to Volcano Irazu, the highest active volcano
in Costa Rica. From its summit, it is possible to see both the Pacific and
Caribbean Oceans. |
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| Now,
lets get down to the $$specifics$$. Rates are based on a specific minimum # of attendees. Below Packages are all inclusive EXCEPT for air fare. Air fare travel sites on the internet are now providing individual fares often much less then our group rates and many of us now have frequent flyer miles to use. All packages include ONE additional nights accommodation in San Jose the night just prior to the morning we begin our adventure. |
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| PACKAGE #1 - The Lazy Biker's
Special - $1600 |
This all-inclusive package
includes:
PACKAGE #2 - The "Bike Snob" Package - $1300 PACKAGE #3 - EXTEND YOUR VACATION & ADD FOUR MORE DAYS IN MONTEVERDE!- $2275 (same as pkg #1 but add a full four more days)  PACKAGE #4 - COST-$1875 Is the same as package#3 except we do not provide you with a bike ...You bring your own steed. Reserve your space now! Enrollment is limited! Our Refund Policy Refunds are available for cancellations prior to January 15, 2006. $125 of registration fee is NON-REFUNDABLE. contact us. |
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Country Excursions TOURING HOSTEL and LODGE 42 Woodward Road Parsonsfield, Maine 04047 phone 207-625-8189/fax 207-625-7134 e-mail info@bikebackcountry.com |
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perfect
place to let your dog off the leash. Come and join like-minded folks and
their canine companions. There's Plenty of wide open spaces and lots of
car free trails and dirt roads for doggy - friendly fun. The veteran dogs
of Back Country Excursions (and their humans) will lead a weekend of romping.
Come for a day or the whole weekend and join the ruckus. This is gonna
be one fun bike and dog show. But don't worry we're not giving out blue
ribbons for grooming or looks, But we've lined up plenty of doggy swag
from local suppliers.