Staunton State Park Staunton State Park consists of land donated by Frances Staunton upon her death. It’s about 3,908 acres of grasslands, rocky foothills, high granite cliffs and streams. The trails there are quite fun! We rode a 20 mile loop that had 2700 feet of climbing. From the upper parts you get some great views and …
Today we decided to be adventurous and ride up to Webster Pass. It’s a really rough dirt “road” that goes up to 12,103 feet and crossed the Continental Divide. The last mile or so has a sign that says full size cars not allowed. It’s that narrow and precipitous. Colorado got a lot of snow this …
Jefferson Lake is a pretty popular fishing lake near where we were camped. We took a picnic and walked around the lake to a suitable swimming spot for Fletcher. He spent his time as usual, splashing around like godzilla, hunting for fish. I had to drag him out when he began stumbling and falling from …
Just down the highway from where we’re camped is Como, CO. The place was named by Italian immigrants thinking of Lake Como at home. This was a railroad town back in the late 1800’s and the start of our next ride. We started by climbing up Boreas Pass Road for around 10 miles to the …
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 …
I never lose the itch to explore and ride new stuff. This week we’re camped by Kenosha Pass at 9950′ elevation in a really pretty dispersed spot in the forest. A sign is posted that warns we’re in an active bear area, and that moose are around as well. Yep, Derek saw a momma moose and …
When we were in Durango last month we rode part of the Colorado Trail there. This past week we spent three days riding sections of it around Salida and Buena Vista. They were all black diamond sections and since we’re on a budget we can’t afford shuttles. So, we rode them as out and backs. …
Well we thought today would be an easy day. Wrong. We rode from St Elmo ghost town up to Pomeroy Lake at 12,035 feet. This ride starts on a nice wide gravel road for the first few miles and then turns off onto a steep jeep road. The 2300 of climbing is mostly in the last 3 miles on …
Today we rode to two high alpine lakes outside Poncha Springs. First we came to North Fork Reservoir at around 11,000 feet and then Billings Lake sits at 11,791 feet!!!! We rode 7 miles up a rocky jeep road with 2800′ of climbing…at elevation. The road is currently closed to vehicles until who knows when. An avalanche covers part of the road and …
Buena Vista, pronounced Byoona like beautiful, is just North of Salida. It has grown since we were last here and has a cute touristy downtown. River rafting is the huge draw here, but there is also a good little trail network right at the base of town. We put together a 23 mile loop encompassing the …