On a map this loop up in the high country above Mancos, CO looks big and in real life it is! We rode 34 miles with 3503′ of climbing. Let the trumpets sound; we hit our high altitude of...
Jones/Pinkerton/Dutch Singletrack Loop
Snow at the higher elevations is melting fast. Today’s mountain bike loop was 21 miles with a whopping 3557′ of climbing. We rode up Jones Creek and Pinkerton/Flagstaff and down Dutch Creek. This is a beast of a loop...
Red Arrow & Taylor Creek
Red Arrow Road Red Arrow Road is a beast. Really, it’s just too rough for gravel bikes comfortably. We toughed it out for 27 miles and 3117′ of climbing. We saw one truck the whole day. It’s nice to...
West Mancos Trail
Experiences. All these rides and places we go enrich life further. Today was a tough mountain bike ride and I loved the adventure. 16 miles with 1964′ climbing and topping out at our highest elevation yet this year I...
Madden Singletrack
Last fall when we were in this area we found this great local loop. It would be nice if there was singletrack at the bottom of Starvation Creek Trail but hey, first world problems, right? Our ride was 17...
Accidental 50 Miles
We didn’t mean to ride this far, it just happened. Well, it was almost 50 miles. 48.3 miles with 3,551′ of climbing that topped out at around 9400′ There’s a story. We started off on a nice gravel road...
Morrison 610 Trail
Derek and I have passed this singletrack several times while up riding gravel roads above Mancos and decided it was time to check it out. I found basically NO info on the internet about it so this was adventure...
Muleshoe & Chicken Creek Singletrack
Yesterday’s ride was tough but fun. We mountain biked Muleshoe and Chicken Creek by where we’re camping. Chicken Creek singletrack isn’t new to us, we rode it last year from a different starting spot. This time we started at...
Cherry Creek Gravel
There are so many gravel roads around here! Today’s ride was 37 miles with 2600′ climbing. There was a stiff headwind part of the way and a lot of flat out pedaling to make it seem harder than it...
Aspen Loop…Kind of
Another fabulous day in the saddle! My gravel bike is nothing short of spectacular and today’s loop was a blast. Really it was a lollipop where we rode up Echo Basin and then added on a short modified Aspen...