UPDATE 7/22/15 -- Event canceled for 2015 because of fire danger and considerations for private timber land involved in the routes, says race organizer Dan DeRuyter. Inland Empire Paper Co. and other private timber companies throughout the region have restricted public access during this dry summer.

BICYCLING -- A new mountain biking event is bruin on Mount Spokane.

The Mt. Spokane Hucklebeary Epic will debut Aug. 8 with three timed ride options of 20, 40 and 60 miles on routes in Mount Spokane State Park and Inland Empire Paper Co. lands.

Only the most focused mountain bikers will post personal bests in this event, since huckleberries will be ripe around the course.

No bonus points are offered for purple fingers at the finish line.

However, aid stations with food and drink will be on the course, too -- and a party is planned for the finish.

The event, which has solo and team options, is a fundraiser for trail building and maintenance in the park, says organizer Dan DeRuyter -- $5 of every registration will be donated to the Friends of Mt. Spokane State Park and Spokane Nordic. 

Here's the Aug. 8 schedule staging out of the Selkirk Lodge parking area:

• 8 a.m. start for The Epic (60-mile ride), $75 entry.
• 9 a.m. start for The Grinder (40-mile ride), $65 entry.
• 9:15 a.m. start for The Taste (20-mile ride), $55 entry.

Primitive camping options also are available at the parking area the night before the event.

• Info: mtspokanehucklebeary.com
• Register here.