Turquoise Lake is a 1,788 acre boot shaped reservoir in Leadville, Colorado and was the start of our last ride in the area. We rode singletrack around the lake, then hopped on a gravel road and climbed to Sugarloaf Pass....
Columbine & Colorado Trail
Our last ride from camp was a doozy. We rode the Colorado Trail around Twin Lakes to where it crosses Columbine, all the way up Columbine to the tippy top, and back to camp. 36 miles with 4,979′ climbing....
Aspen and Independence Pass
Aspen, Colorado We’re not city folk and hell, we sure as shit aren’t fancy, but we took a day trip to Aspen to mountain bike. We picked out a loop on MtbProject that was 23 miles with a whopping...
Colorado Trail to Holy Cross Wilderness
Colorado Trail We have ridden a lot of the Colorado Trail and just finished off the segment by Leadville that ends at Holy Cross Wilderness. Most riders skip this section since you have to do it as an out...
Twin Lakes, Colorado
From our camp we mountain biked around Twin Lakes. The loop started on Segment 11 of the Colorado Trail and headed down to Twin Lakes Village. We crossed the highway and continued on a rocky, rooty section with a...
Tin Cup Pass
Tim Cup Pass is a 4X4 really rough and rocky road that tops out at the Continental Divide at 12,154′. Historically it was a wagon route, now it’s an off roaders dream. The climb up was pretty steady and...
Singletrack Heaven
Buffalo Creek From camp we rode a big loop at Buffalo Creek one day. It clocked in at 28 miles with 3500′ climbing and was A+. The loop went through dark forests, across grassy meadows, along pine forest singletrack,...
Alderfer & Cheeseman Canyon
Alderfer/Three Sisters Today we drove to Evergreen, CO to ride all the trails at Alderfer/Three Sisters. The loop was 16 miles and 2800′ climbing. Most of the riding is through forest so we never really got big views. It...
Staunton & North Fork
Staunton State Park Staunton State Park consists of land donated by Frances Staunton upon her death. It’s about 3,908 acres of grasslands, rocky foothills, high granite cliffs and streams. The trails there are quite fun! We rode a 20 mile loop...
Webster Pass, CO
Today we decided to be adventurous and ride up to Webster Pass. It’s a really rough dirt “road” that goes up to 12,103 feet and crossed the Continental Divide. The last mile or so has a sign that says full...