 Mountain biking may sound extreme, but the Cayuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew set out to show the community that the activity is for everyone. Sarah Winkleman attended the annual Red Dirt Fest in Ironton over the weekend to see what mountain biking is all about. Saturday's instructions were as simple as grab your bike, prepare for some fun and hit the trails. We do a lot of work volunteer maintenance and otherwise all year long and this is the one day where it's just get on your bike and have fun. There's no races, it's just have some darn fun. Red Dirt Fest was created to showcase the area's unique trails by giving anyone the opportunity to give mountain biking a try. We cater to families. You'll see a family's mom's, dad's, grandma's, grandpa's and the little tykes riding on the trails. We just have a blast introducing families and new riders. All age and skill levels were out at the Red Trails over the weekend, enjoying a variety of routes led by educated volunteer guides. It's not everything you see on TV or the big giant jumps and everything. Anybody can do it. We have trails for all levels. As part of Red Dirt Fest, bikers could choose between 10 different rides to go on, including the one behind me known as Easy Street. You laugh your butt off. They're so much fun because it's like being a kid again. I'm going to have my 63rd birthday in a week and I feel like a kid when I'm out on the trails. It's really entertaining and fun. What it's all about is seeing people on bicycles and happy and if you look around here you don't see too many people frowning and that's what it's all about here in Cayuna too. We want to revolutionize the whole community built on cyclonomics and make good things happen. In addition to the biking community in Ironton growing, so are the businesses contributing to the success of the Cayuna Mountain Bike Trails. We have businesses moving to town to cater to the visitors. We have new bike cafes. We have a Cayuna Brewery open. We have new restaurants open to Iron Range so it's really exciting to see the community is really starting to see the excitement of the new visitors. Excitement was in the air and Red Dirt on the bike tires resulting in yet another successful Red Dirt Fest reporting in Ironton. Sarah Winkelman, Lakeland News. Red Dirt Trace and the Cayuna Mountain Bike Crew are made up of entirely local volunteers. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.