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    Off Road
    Off Road
    Off Road
    Ebook59 pages50 minutes

    Off Road

    By Raelyn Drake

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    In this survival adventure, best friends face great danger when disaster strikes during a day-long mountain biking trip on unfamiliar trails.

    Wyatt has spent most of the summer mountain biking with his best friend Tanka. But when the friends decide to test out a new trail, they face potentially deadly challenges. After a crash leaves them with only one working bike far from the marked trail, they must think quickly to find their way out of the woods before nightfall. How will they make it?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9781541547322
    Off Road
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    Raelyn Drake

    Raelyn Drake enjoys chai tea, tai chi, and coming up with more than two items for lists. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and rescue corgi mix, Sheriff.

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      Book preview

      Off Road - Raelyn Drake

      CHAPTER ONE

      Wyatt pumped the pedals of his mountain bike, his lungs burning as he neared the scenic overlook at the peak of the mountain.

      He and his friend Tanika had almost finished the grueling ride up the side of the mountain, zigzagging back and forth along the paved hiking path in the scorching midday sun to get to where the actual mountain bike trail started.

      With one last burst of energy, Wyatt reached the top of the trail and coasted to a stop at the stone wall that ran around the edge of the overlook. He flipped out the kickstand on his bike and took off his helmet. The cool mountain breeze was a welcome relief. Wyatt’s hair was matted with sweat.

      Tanika grinned as she parked her bike next to Wyatt’s. Would you look at that view! she exclaimed.

      We should come here again, Wyatt said.

      This was their first time at Evergreen Wilds Park. Their usual park was way too crowded now that it was summer vacation, and they’d heard that Evergreen Wilds had some great trails. And more importantly, it had fewer tourists. The view of the forested mountainside was definitely worth it so far, Wyatt had to admit. He grabbed a couple of granola bars and oranges out of his backpack, and they sat on the stone wall to eat.

      Let’s not get too comfortable, Tanika said after a while. She stood up, cramming the last of her orange in her mouth. Like you said earlier, we should try to make it back before dark.

      Wyatt looked at the dense forest around them. It was beautiful, but in the span of just their short break, the beating sun had been replaced with overcast skies. Even though it was still early afternoon, the sky was getting darker as fog was starting to cover the pine trees about halfway down the mountain. There had been heavy rain the day before, and Wyatt hoped that today’s rain would hold off until they got home—or at least off the trails.

      Rain or no rain, Wyatt was just as eager to get going as Tanika. Riding uphill had been slow and sweaty. But the downhill ride, with its exhilarating speed and jumps, would make it well worth it.

      There were three mountain bike trails that led down the mountain—one easier beginner trail marked with green signs, an intermediate-level path that was a little bit more challenging indicated with blue, and the advanced yellow path a little ways farther.

      So do you want to go on the green or blue trail? Wyatt asked as he put on his helmet and tightened the chinstrap.

      Tanika scoffed. Beginner or intermediate? I was hoping for a real challenge. Why not the black diamond?

      Wyatt looked over at the yellow trail marker indicating the advanced black diamond path and then back over at Tanika cautiously. Seriously? She was usually more confident than he was when it came to their ability, but this seemed extreme, even for her.

      Yeah, why not? Tanika responded defensively. She took out her water bottle and took a few swigs.

      You should save more of your water, Wyatt said, stalling.

      Tanika rolled her eyes. "I still have a third of the bottle left. It’s not going to take us that long to bike back to the car." She took another swig and then stashed it in the water bottle holder on her bike. Wyatt took a small sip of his water and carefully returned the bottle to his backpack.

      Then he pulled out his phone to look at the trail map he had a screenshot of from the park website. Look, I’m still a little tired from the ride up. Can we check out the intermediate trail first? he asked, pointing at the blue line weaving down the mountainside on the map. We’ll cross the black diamond trail a little ways down the mountain. If we do well on the intermediate trail up until that point, maybe we can branch off to take the advanced path the rest of the way down.

      Tanika sighed but nodded her agreement. She looked over his shoulder at the map. What’s that gray section?

      Wyatt tapped the screen to zoom in. "It says ‘out of bounds.’ I

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