Get on your bikes, everyone, and explore. The Poconos is the perfect place to hone your biking skills or take your first ride.

The Poconos' rugged and varied terrain offers some incredible mountain biking conditions. Here's where to start: Blue Mountain Sports (800-599-4421 or 570-325-4421; http://www.bikejimthorpe.com), Jim Thorpe; Lehigh Gorge Outfitters (570-443-9741), White Haven; Starting Gate Action Sports (570-223-6215; http://www.startinggateonline.com), Bushkill; Jack Frost Mountain (800-468-2442 or 570-443-8425; http://www.jackfrostbigboulder.com), Blakeslee; Whitewater Rafting Adventures (800-876-0285 or 570-669-9127; http://www.adventurerafting.com), Nesquehoning.