
I had some unfinished business with a certain trail that heads up North Fooses Creek.
Continue readingI had some unfinished business with a certain trail that heads up North Fooses Creek.
Continue readingI swear, the older I get, the faster time goes. Blink and three months go by. Here it is the middle of Summer and it’s been over a month since I’ve posted a single thing on this admittedly intermittent web site. Apologies for that. Time to rectify the situation.
Continue readingIt’s a testament to the quantity of trails around here that after riding 3 – 4 times a week most every week for three years straight there are still trails I haven’t explored. I’m a lucky man. One of those unexplored trails is Starvation Creek.
Continue readingOver the past few weeks I’ve been doing a fair amount of uphill skiing at Monarch. I really enjoy the effort involved, getting the heart rate up in the cold mountain air. And it’s fun seeing the ski resort from a different perspective and at a slower pace.
Continue readingContinuing with my plan to work out a loop linking the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail I set out to test ride another segment this week. This time around I started where I left off here, at the narrow-gauge railroad grade above Mt. Princeton Hot Springs.
Continue readingUnder the category of “it’s a small world”, a few weeks ago Ms. Seeking and I were walking around the Salida Art Festival at Riverside Park checking out the artisanal offerings when I came to a booth featuring handmade pottery.
Continue readingIt’s been almost a year of riding the trails here in Salida and I still can’t get over how good they are. But lately, what’s really got me interested is the prospect of linking together the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide trail into a single big loop doable in a day.
Continue readingFor some time now I’ve been trying to think of a way to do the Monarch Crest trail without a shuttle. That is, ride to the top of the pass from Salida and then ride the Crest trail in one big loop. But the logistics are daunting. The Crest is long enough on its own at approximately 36 miles, so to ride it from town you’re looking at least a 70-mile round trip and probably eight hours in the saddle.
Continue readingIn recent years I’ve come to really enjoy hiking. While cycling takes up most of my time and energy, hiking has become the low-impact alternative for getting outdoors in the summer.
Continue readingWith the in-town trails mostly melted out and muddy I decided to take the fat bike on an adventure a little farther afield in search of rideable snow. I wanted to try segment 15 of the Colorado Trail which runs south from Highway 50 just above Maysville to the top of Continental Divide.
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