AtyrauOutdoors
Biking. That’s what we do here. On mountainbikes. Yes, with the lack of mountains around us here, All Terrain Biking (ATB) is probably more appropriate.
The steppe is our target. Occasionally the urge spikes to find the local bikers “holy grail” here, being biking to a point from where one has a clear, unobstructed view on the open water of the Caspian Sea.
The passion for biking and the outdoors is what is shared in this community. It also is one of the few means by which there is opportunity to get out of town without any dependencies on others.
On the menu for viewing are then local wildlife, such as camels, wild horses, snakes, foxes, large birds of prey, and many of the migratory birds that pass the northern side of the Caspian.
And there running in the wild. Hashing….
Website
Below is a list of major events that helped shape the “face” of Atyrau Outdoors over the years and helped increase its popularity.
| When | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kiet Tran | Domain name registered Joomla Website created |
| 2012-10-20 | Aarnoud Hoekstra, Casper Blom, Pieter Stegeman | Website overhauled from Joomla 1.5 to WordPress 3.4.2 – Google Maps viewer added |
| 2012-10-21 | Casper | – Automatic BackupSchedule included – Mobile version of the website created – Graphene Theme added – Contacts page added – About page added – Imported all Photo Galleries |
| 2012-10-22 | Aarnoud | – Moved GPS track display functionality to the WordPress environment |
| 2012-11-13 | Casper | – Added Captcha plugin to avoid undesired registering/commenting – Added draft page for Hashing |
| 2013-06-20 | Casper & Aarnoud | – Added cross-posting to Facebook, commenting through FB – Restyled layout – Solved ISP related admin issues |
| 2014-09-21 | Casper | - Big rides hall of fame added |
| 2014-12-01 | Casper & Aarnoud | - Yearly riding schedule introduced |
| 2015-04-24 | Casper | - Logo created and presented |
| 2015-05-05 | Casper | - Restricted administrators page created |
| 2016-07-13 | Casper | - Menustructure reorganised: top levels for tips (bikes, clothes and safety) and Maps&Tracks added. |
