With the summer equinox and the 4th of July behind us, the dog days of summer are in full swing.  The days might be getting a little shorter each day, but they certainly aren’t getting any cooler!  Nonetheless, we hope that everyone is having a good summer so far.

There are some fun events that are lining up over the next month and a half that we don’t want you to miss, so we are giving you a heads up here to give you a chance to mark them down in your calendars.

Thursday, 8/1 at 6 p.m.DCR public meeting covering the IMBA Ride Center at Pocahontas State Park http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/calendar.shtml come out and and show your support for adding more mountain bike trails to Pocahontas State Park.

Thursday, 8/8 at 6 p.m.Friends of Pocahontas State Park Social at Extra Billy’s (Midlothian location) http://www.meetup.com/Friends-of-Pocahontas-State-Park/events/129118442/

Saturday, 8/10 at 9 a.m.Scout Camp Trail work day – the trails needs some much needed TLC before they open up for rides again. 9am – Cub Adventure Camp – Welcome Pavilion

Saturday, 8/10 at 2 p.m. – Custom Bicycle Show at Hardywood Park.

Saturday, 8/17 at 7:00 p.m. – Anthem Moonlight Ride – Course Marshal Volunteers Needed! http://richmond-more.org/2013/07/volunteers-needed-anthem-moonlight-ride/

Sunday 8/25 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.) – Kick off Richmond-MORE‘s fundraising effort for the Richmond Region Ride Center with a Free Screening of “Where the Trail Endshttps://www.facebook.com/#!/events/412285732223007/

Saturday, 9/21, 4 p.m. – Scout’s Honor 18 Hour Race – http://www.18hoursscoutcamp.com/