IMBA talks trail care1 min read

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Jeff Bear
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Jesse Livingston, right, and Lori Reed of the Subaru/International Mountain Bicycling Association Trail Care Crew address key elements during their presentation Better Living Through Trails on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Public Safety Building in Cottonwood.
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A professional trail care crew from the International Mountain Bicycling Association discussed Better Living Through Trails in Cottonwood on Friday, Feb. 22.

The presentation, which demonstrated the economic, health and community benefits of trails in destination communities like Sedona, kicked off a weekend of activities which included a trail building and maintenance clinic and trail building in Dead Horse Ranch State Park on Saturday, Feb. 23, and a group trail ride on Sunday, Feb. 24.

“Our mission is to create, enhance and preserve great mountain biking experiences,” trail care professional Jesse Livingston said. “We want to protect the trails that we already have, we want to create new trails — especially for new riders — and we want to enhance mountain biking experiences.”

For the full story, see the Wednesday, Feb. 27, edition of the Sedona Red Rock News.

Jeff Bear

Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.

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Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.