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 and back due to the wilderness. That’s a shame because it has some great technical sections …
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 rough in most areas but we were able to almost keep up with Jeeps that were …
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 reminded me a lot of the scenery in Bend but the trails were way more rooty …
Sheep Creek Loop took a bit of a drive but seemed worth it. This was a very remote loop that, at 14 miles, was short enough to count as an easy day after the 4000 feet of climbing the day before. The loop had a much more primative feel and doesn’t get anywhere near the amount of …
Hartman Rocks Last time we were in Gunnison was 2002 when we passed through on our way to Brianhead, Utah for a 100 mile race. At the time, we spent a couple days riding in Crested Butte, but never any of the closer trails in Gunnison.Last week we fixed that. We rode three days in …
Ridgway Area Trails This network of trails in Ridgway, Colorado is purpose built and they nailed it. With grant money from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, they constructed over 30 miles of single track. The trails are all laid out very well with climbs switch backing up hillsides in a meaningful manner. We rode a 21 mile …
We met up with some friends at Ska Brewery the other night to drink beer, chat, and watch a bike race at went through the brewery. We originally met these friends when they were traveling around in their van and passed through Bend. They live in Durango full time now and it was fun to …
HELLO Durango! We spent the first two days of riding in Durango on the Horse Gulch and Telegraph Canyon trails network. Day 1 was 18.5 miles with 2,500 feet of climbing, and day 2 was 21 miles with 2,600 feet of climbing. There are so many fun trails in this network and you can put …
Mesa Verde National Park is 52,000 acres and protects nearly 5,000 archaeological sites. There are several cliff dwellings to tour, some are self-guided while others including Balcony House and Cliff Palace require joining a ranger guided tour. We started off by driving into the park and hiking to the Step House dwelling. The drive itself …
Cottonwood trails Just down the highway from Sedona is a smaller town called Cottonwood. Dead Horse Ranch State Park had a loop of around 20 miles of singletrack that we mapped out to ride. Sundays in Sedona are pretty busy so we headed to Cottonwood for our singletrack fix. Our loop took us on trails …