Derek and I volunteered to be chili judge assistants at the festival. Since the chili competition was a blind tasting, we were in charge of bringing each chili to the judges and keeping track of whose was which chili....
Wild Wilderness
Trail 403 is a challenging trail that goes from Washington Gulch over to Gothic Road. For this ride we drove to the trailhead. 403 isn’t very long at just 4.2 miles and that’s a shame. After the initial mile long climb, it’s...
Miles Upon Miles
409 and 409.5 Loop With Add-ons! This was a pretty big day. We rode Walrod Cutoff Trail, up 409 to Point Lookout, 409.5, Strand Hill, Canal Trail, 409, and down the Walrod switchbacks back “home”. It was 23 miles...
Two Stunning Big Rides
Crystal Peak/Star Pass This was a big day. The mileage wasn’t huge, but the climbing and views were. 21 miles 3800′ climbing. It’s nice starting rides so close to camp. We started by riding up Cement Creek Trail and...
Dyke Trail and Doctor Park
Lily Lake and Dyke Trail Today’s we rode out off Kebler Pass. We rode Keblar Wagon Trail out to Splains Gulch and climbed up an around Lily Lake. It wasn’t a very big lake and well, from the pictures you’ll be able to see...
Riding and Hiking and a Massage, Oh My!
Rustler’s Gulch Hike Crested Butte is known for wildflowers and this hike showcased some. We hiked a total of 9 miles out and back along the gulch and headed up along a stream of snowmelt through fields of flowers with mountains...
Teocalli Ridge Loop & Trail Building
Teocalli Ridge Loop is no joke. To get to it you have to climb a gravel road up to a singletrack and then, in your easiest gear, grind up to the ridge. It’s steep, real steep. It’s loose and...
Crested Butte, Colorado
Baxter Gulch and Green Lake We passed through Crested Butte on a mountain biking vacation over a decade ago and loved the few days we spent riding. We wanted to spend more time in the area so we swing...
Turquoise Lake
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....