Aspen Loop is a burly doubletrack/gravel/singletrack big loop in Mancos. We’ve ridden the entire thing before, but this time I did just part of it as a loop with another gravel road to get out to Sharkstooth Pass Trailhead. I started from the trailhead just past Transfer Campground in Mancos, CO. The trail is not …
Month: June 2025
I joined a small group to hike Box Canyon, West Mancos, and Rim Trail with a local historian, Andrew Gulliford. I’ve done the hike before in a past year and we’ve ridden this as well. This time though, I was treated to all sorts of local history and fascinating stories. Box Canyon was originally one …
McPhee Reservoir in Dolores, Colorado is a magnificent lake fed by Dolores River, with a headwater high up on Lizard Head Pass in Telluride. The singletrack loop we rode starts in downtown Dolores, climbs up onto the mesa via a newish trail called Black Goat, and circles along the reservoir before dropping back down. Fantastic …
Mesa Verde National Park is one of the lesser visited parks in the country and we are fortunate to be able to spend time here. However, I did this hike into Spruce Canyon solo and I was a bit nervous of the bear encounter potential since I only came across a couple other people. I …
I really like the Boggy Draw trail system in Dolores, Colorado. There are several options for different rides depending on how long you want to ride. We’ve ridden here are a few times over our years on the road and it’s always just as fun. The other evening I joined some mountain bike folks for …
There are a lot of dirt or gravel forest roads and unpaved country roads in the Mancos Valley to explore. Derek and I rode this a few years ago when we were in the area and enjoyed it so I rode it again the other day. What I like about this ride is that the …
I call this the Chicken Creek Gravel Loop but part of it is paved. We have ridden this loop before and it’s always so beautiful and fun. No different this time. I did roll the dice with the weather and ehhh, you win some and lose some. I got sprinkled on. The climbing on this …