Pagosa Gravel Ride What better way to see the mountains and forest surrounding Pagosa Springs then by bike? Our gravel loop was 49.3 miles with 3677’ of climbing. We started out from a park in town and road pavement...
Red Arrow & Taylor Creek
Red Arrow Road Red Arrow Road is a beast. Really, it’s just too rough for gravel bikes comfortably. We toughed it out for 27 miles and 3117′ of climbing. We saw one truck the whole day. It’s nice to...
Accidental 50 Miles
We didn’t mean to ride this far, it just happened. Well, it was almost 50 miles. 48.3 miles with 3,551′ of climbing that topped out at around 9400′ There’s a story. We started off on a nice gravel road...
Cherry Creek Gravel
There are so many gravel roads around here! Today’s ride was 37 miles with 2600′ climbing. There was a stiff headwind part of the way and a lot of flat out pedaling to make it seem harder than it...
Aspen Loop…Kind of
Another fabulous day in the saddle! My gravel bike is nothing short of spectacular and today’s loop was a blast. Really it was a lollipop where we rode up Echo Basin and then added on a short modified Aspen...
Salsa!
Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought a new gravel bike. We saved quite a bit of money when we canceled most of our Texas plans due to the coronavirus so I rationalized and bought a Salsa Warbird...
Melting Away
Snow melts fast here! Where we turned around on loops due to snow blockage last week is now rideable. Our loop the other day was dreamy. 34 miles of a gravel/paved mix with 2724′ climbing…from our trailer. These roads...
Mixing it Up
Nighthorse Loop There are countless back country roads and gravel routes by where we are camped and we’re doing our best to ride them all! We put on our exploring hats (our helmets), and hit the road. Our loop...
Every Day is a Winding Road
New route days! We’ve been riding the same handful of rides for the past couple weeks but with warmer weather, yesterday we headed higher up in the mountains on new routes. Our ride was 27 miles with 3200′ of...
Keep On Keeping On
Two weeks at 7000+ feet has been good to us. We’re still safe and sound, continuing to social distance. Most days we ride between 20 and 30 miles, nothing too crazy, always beautiful. Yesterday on my gravel ride I...