First rider to tackle Orogensis Trail nears Lake Tahoe

First rider to tackle Orogensis Trail nears Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The world’s longest and newest multi-use trail cuts right through Lake Tahoe and the trail’s first biker is days away from cresting into the basin.  The Orogenesis is a 5,029-mile mountain bike trail that runs from Canada to Baja. Ultra-endurance backcountry mountain biker Kurt Refsnider departed from the Canadian border near Oroville, Wash. on August 4 in hopes of becoming the first person to complete the trail.  The …