Memorial Day Mountain Biking at Syllamo

First of all, I hope everyone had a fun and safe weekend. It was really nice to have an extra day to mess around. We decided that we wanted to go try a mountain bike trail that we just heard of, Syllamo Mountain Bike Trail. It actually a trail system that consists of 5 different trails. It was recently added as one of the 51 "epic" trails in North America by the International Mountain Bike Association. Located outside of Blanchard Springs, the trail is nestled amidst the Ozark National Forest next the the Buffalo River. The trail that we chose to try for our first time out there was the "Bad Branch" loop. It's a 12 mile trail and is rated for beginners. We quickly learned that we are beginners and not as good as we thought. It was a little tough but really fun, and we will be going back. Here are some photos from our trip...