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Month: June 2020

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Goodbye Del Norte

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Colorado, Del Norte, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 111 Views

Our last two rides in Del Norte were versions of rides we already did. We rode another day out at Penitente Canyon but added on a trail called Lunch Gut, and did a full loop of Blue Sky as...

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Pronghorn Singletrack

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 27, 2020June 27, 2020 Colorado, Del Norte, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 118 Views

Pronghorn is a fantastic singletrack loop right in Del Norte, CO. The trail was purpose built for mountain biking in 2016 and they did a brilliant job. The area has a mix of rock features, canyons, and big vistas...

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Cat Creek/Silver Mountain Trail

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 142 Views

Buried in the Rio Grande National Forest, close to nothing, we rode a loop of 22.3 miles with 3,034′ of climbing. This one honestly felt like that much climbing! We started out on a nice wide gravel Forest Road...

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Penitente Backcountry

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Colorado, Del Norte, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 114 Views

Our mountain bike exploration loop today was 27 miles with 2331′ of climbing. We left from the Penitente Canyon area and rode a series of county and forest service roads, rugged two-track, and even a bit of singletrack out...

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Riding Bachelor Loop – Creede, CO

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Colorado, Creede, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 292 Views

Not far from Del Norte is Creede, Colorado. I read about Creede last year in Pam Houston’s book Finding Hope in the High Country and was intrigued. Creede is a small town with, it claims, a population of 300....

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Limekiln to Stone Quarry Trails

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Colorado, Del Norte, Mountain Biking 2 Comments 302 Views

From camp we rode the super fun trails Limekiln and Speedway over to the Stone Quarry trail system. Stone Quarry stretches across canyon and high alpine desert lands with superb views. There, we rode Vision Quest, Window, Monster Slayer...

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Penitente Canyon Trails

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Colorado, Del Norte, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 120 Views

Day 3 of riding here in Del Norte, Colorado was a blast. Penitente Canyon Trails are just north of the town. This is an amazing Bureau of Land Management Recreation Area. The canyon got its name from Los Hermanos...

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Middle Frisco Mountain Biking

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Colorado, Del Norte, Mountain Biking 2 Comments 305 Views

Wow! Today’s ride was a beast. Middle Frisco Trail starts not far from where we are camped. We rode this as an out and back to Bennett Peak and IT WAS TOUGH. 16.4 miles with 3,404′ of climbing and...

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Nicomodes Loop – Del Norte, CO

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Colorado, Del Norte, Mountain Biking Leave a Comment 156 Views

Our new spot in Del Norte, CO is drastically different than our last spot. We’re still boondocking at about 7800′ but it’s high desert without all the trees and a river. We are off on our own in a...

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Quartz and Turkey

Heidi Faller Posted onJune 16, 2020June 16, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Pagosa Springs Leave a Comment 170 Views

Quartz Meadow Ride With the sun shining brilliantly, we decided to ride from camp again. This time we headed out to the end of the road a bit past Quartz Meadow. The road really did just end above a...

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