To say this winter is starting off slowly would be a huge understatement. Denver has yet to experience their first snow, breaking the record for the latest first snow set back in 1934. And since it stopped snowing last spring a little earlier than average, Denver is closing in on its longest streak of no snow set back in 1887.
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Having previously ridden and enjoyed the south end of the Buena Vista trail network I was curious about the north end. The north end of their trails, officially known as the Whipple Trails, is accessed from River Park at the east end of Main Street in beautiful downtown BV.
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Gravel riding is the zen of cycling. Mountain biking gives you that hyper-alert, most awake you’ve been in your life, double espresso chased with a Mountain Dew feeling. And road, while it can be meditative if you find a quiet stretch of pavement, generally ends up being done in traffic, which means staying constantly alert to the large metal boxes hurtling past you.
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Back in February I posted this video of a guy bikepacking the Kettle Valley Trail in British Columbia. I thought it was a particularly beautiful, touching look at what it means to ride in the snow.
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I generally like to start these mountain climbing posts with a picture of the subject mountain, just to give you, dear reader, an overview more or less, of what I’m talking about. I usually snap these pictures in the morning during the approach or after the climb on the way out, depending on where I can get the best shot of the entire mountain. For this post, a climb of Mt. Antero, the best photo I have was taken a couple of weeks ago when I was standing next door on Mt. Princeton. It’s a nice shot and I’m not too proud to recycle, so I present to you, once again, Mt. Antero.
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Way back in the 1860’s and 1870’s, back before Colorado even became a state, survey crews from what is now called the U.S. Geological Survey fanned out across the Rocky Mountains to catalogue, measure, map and name the mountains. Imagine that, being given the authority to name mountains! Most of the names we use to this day came from those 19th century surveys.
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Although I officially retired from bike racing in 2020, I find that even now, whenever I catch wind of a race in the area, my ears sort of perk up and next thing I know, I find myself signed up. Can’t help it. Something about you can take the boy out of the race but you can’t take the race out of the boy, I guess.
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