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[email protected]. 2 Spring 2008 DAILY EGYPTIAN Outdoor Guide The extreme side of southern Illinois MANDY DALY ~ DAILY EGYPTIAN Peter Lynch, left, Renat Geller and Will Austin play paintball at Area 51 April 6. The extreme sports faciltiy also offers a skate park and BMX bike course. Area 51 offers extreme sports ages Area 51. Originally, the loca- extreme sports. ally sanctioned by the National tion of Area 51 was a sawmill built “It just happened,” Shadowen Bike League. It is also the only Concert. There is one more image in 1965 where Shadowen worked said. indoor track in Illinois. A street Mandy Daly that can be added to outdoor activ- alongside his father. The sawmill The BMX track was first built light hanging in front of the bikers DAILY EGYPTIAN ities in the region: extreme sports. sat empty after it was closed until and he realized it would be better turns green to signal the beginning Area 51 is an extreme sports facil- 2002 when the National Bike with more extreme sports to attract of the race. The rack that holds When you think of the out- ity in Elkville, located just north League approached Shadowen, people.