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Leftover Rides – Salida

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 289 Views

It seems a few days of riding slipped through over the past week without us doing a post so here they are. Cottonwood Loop Just on the other side of the river from downtown Salida is a tremendous trail...

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Happy Anniversary to us! Fooses Loop

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 19, 2020July 19, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 401 Views

For our 21st wedding anniversary we rode Monarch Crest/Fooses, made pizza for dinner, brownies for dessert, and a special beer to celebrate. What a day! Fooses is yet another trail off the Monarch Crest in Salida, CO. We rode...

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Colorado Trail/Silver Creek/Rainbow Loop

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 226 Views

We rode a Colorado Trail/Silver Creek/Rainbow Loop that really has my heart. Our loop was 30.5 miles with 4371′ of climbing. Not a small ride. The loop starts with a ride out Marshall Pass Road and then we turned...

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Gravel Rides – Salida, CO

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Colorado, Gravel biking, Salida 2 Comments 1709 Views

Exploring Ride Salida hosts a gravel bike race, well, it was canceled due to the pandemic, but I downloaded the map from the website and we attempted the ride. Our ride was 29.7 miles with 3584′ of climbing all...

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Monarch Crest/Agate Loop

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Salida 1 Comment 583 Views

Last year when we were in Salida these trails were still under snow in July and we didn’t get to ride them. This year they are open! This loop is a beast at 36 miles with 4635’ of climbing....

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Alpine Tunnel Trail

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Colorado, History, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 1566 Views

Derek and I rode the Alpine Trail Loop outside of St. Elmo, Colorado about 16 years ago and remembered how cool it was so we decided to ride it again. Our loop was 20.5 miles with 2890′ of climbing...

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Starvation Creek Trail

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 398 Views

Starvation Creek Trail is fantastically primitive and challenging. We looped it by climbing up Marshall Pass, riding the Colorado Trail for a bit, and then hanging a left to descend Starvation Creek. What a beautiful loop! 24.5 miles with...

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Hancock Lake Out and Back

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 6, 2020August 4, 2020 Colorado, Lake, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 890 Views

We like mountain lakes and on the map, this ride had a couple. Plus, it passes through yet more beautiful mountain scapes via high alpine riding. Our ride to Hancock Lake wasn’t very far but it was very challenging....

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Methodist Mountain, Salida

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 5, 2020July 5, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 472 Views

Last year when we were in Salida for July we rode some of the trails on Methodist Mountain. These trails are purpose built for mountain biking and very close to town. The other day we rode out there again...

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Canyon Creek Loop

Heidi Faller Posted onJuly 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Colorado, Mountain Biking, Salida Leave a Comment 350 Views

Our new boondocking home for the next couple weeks in Poncha Springs, Colorado is coincidentally the exact same spot we stayed in last year. It’s nice and quiet with good views of the mountains. We wasted no time in...

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