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...
Double Top Loop
Double Top Loop This ride had my least favorite trail of Crested Butte. We rode out Brush Creek dirt road to a short trail called Death Pass. It sounds ominous but it wasn’t, just a nice ribbon of cliffside singletrack above the...
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...