Laura Blythe of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Fire Mountain Trail System #109

Trail EAffect with Laura Blythe of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Fire Mountain Trail System #109

• Laura’s backstory / how Laura got into Mountain Biking
• How the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians acquired and kept their land that now makes up the Qualla Boundary
• Laura getting her father in to riding a bike
  • Riding the “Remember the Removal” ride with Laura
• What Fire Mountain has done for the Tribal Citizens
• Weaving the Heritage and culture of the EBCI into the Fire Mountain Trail System
  • The meanings behind some of the trail names
  • Translating Fire Mountain into Cherokee Syllabary
• Laura’s take on her region and the mountain biking that is offered throughout the region
• Traveling and going to Roam Fest in Sedona, AZ
• Laura’s good Friend Mel and what she means to Laura
  • How Mel has gotten Laura out of her comfort zone while mountain biking
• Some things that Laura would like to bring back / incorporate into Fire Mountain
• How Mountain Biking and the Bike in general is a life activity
• What Laura’s go to loop is at Fire Mountain
• Advice that Laura has for bringing trails into another community
• Meeting Alexandria Houchin
• Closing Comments and Thank You’s

Links:

Fire Mountain Trails: https://visitcherokeenc.com/play/outdoor-adventure/fire-mountain-trails/

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians: https://visitcherokeenc.com/

Roam Fest: https://www.roamfest.com/

Trail Champions Fire Mountain IMBA: https://www.imba.com/blog/mountain-biking-cherokee-nc

Get Connected Fire Mountain Trails: https://youtu.be/Ch5lq5tSfLQ

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