Finally! Salida finally got a meaningful dump of snow this winter.
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Tour de Leadville
So I was thinking of going to Leadville. Back in November when I bought my fat bike, the guys at Cycles of Life made a point of telling me about Leadville’s groomed winter trails, “One of the best places to ride snow in the area!” A couple of our neighbors cross-country ski and they also mentioned the Leadville trails to me. I figured it would be a good idea to make a trip up to the Cloud City before the snow gets melted out for the season.
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Lost Wonder
After my Fooses Creek ride a couple of weeks ago I began thinking of other places in the area where I could get the fat bike back into the mountains in snow. Preferably someplace with a well-packed trail that goes a little deeper into the woods.
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With 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.
Continue readingWinter Inspiration
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks alternating between skiing and fat biking, depending on the weather in sunny Salida versus up in the mountains. No complaints here, not a one. I found this nice little video about riding the Kettle Valley Railroad trail in British Columbia. And while I have no intention of camping overnight in the snow or riding to Argentina like this guy (check out his other videos if you want to be amazed), I think this video captures the feel of fat biking in the snow as good as any I’ve seen.
First Tracks
The past couple of weeks of unseasonably warm weather had left us wondering if we were really in Colorado or back in Texas. The other possibility was the Earth had broken from its orbit and was hurtling toward the sun, a prospect that wouldn’t be all that surprising given the way 2020 has been going so far.
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