Just down the highway from where we’re camped is Como, CO. The place was named by Italian immigrants thinking of Lake Como at home. This was a railroad town back in the late 1800’s and the start of our next ride.
We started by climbing up Boreas Pass Road for around 10 miles to the Continental Divide at 11,469 . This road goes between Como and Breckenridge along the historic railroad route. At the top we checked out the old section house, took a deep breath, and hit the Gold Dust singletrack.
Gold Dust is a an 8.4 mile trail that started as an awesome descent into the forest along rocky damp singletrack and along a flowy dry flume.SO FUN! After crossing a road and a few creek crossings, the technical climbing began. I was a little bummed because I was mentally done climbing for the day and wanted a true downhill. Nevertheless, we pushed on and were treated to another rocky rooty descent into Como.
We walked around the town and checked out the old historic buildings. Everything is privately owned which was a bummer because we really wanted to see inside the roundhouse. The Como Depot served the town from 1879 to 1937, chugging from Denver to Leadville, to Gunnison.
Not quite Italy, but a pretty fun day.
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