With temps heating into the 90’s we decided to head to high country and try out a new loop. This route took us up a rough dirt road to the ghost town Alta Lakes with a handful of crumbling...
Blackhawk Pass
For our last ride in the area we went the biggest. We rode up Barlow Road to Bolem Pass, rode the Colorado Trail up to Blackhawk Pass, descended down down down and then climbed out on Hermosa Park Road...
East Fork Trail
After our big Wasatch Loop Trail ride the day before, and given the impending afternoon storm, we opted for a shorter ride. East Fork Trail starts around 10,000′ and climbs up 1,426′. The climbing is never too steep and...
Wasatch Trail Loop
BEST VIEWS. We both agree this ride had the very best views of any ride we’ve done in the states. Wasatch Trail Loop was 18 miles, 4,310′ of climbing, topping out at a staggering 13,053′!!!!! That’s higher than any...
Lizard Head and Telluride
Lizard Head Hike Lizard Head is an iconic mountain outside Telluride, jutting up into the sky. We started our hike at 9,953′ and hiked up 5 miles above the treeline a few thousand feet to views of Sheephead Mtn,...
Deep Creek and Scotch Creek Loops
Deep Creek Loop Our first ride in Telluride was Deep Creek Loop. 18 miles and 2,861′ climbing. It only took us a couple hours and it was a good thing because the weather wasn’t great. I actually wore my...
Galloping Goose Ride
From camp we rode the Galloping Goose Trail out and back. The ride was 31 miles with 3,106′ of climbing. It follows segments of the historic Rio Grande Southern Railway. In 1931 the railroad was bankrupt so to cut...