Tuesday–day five of our mountain-bike road trip–found us back at altitude; this time Crested Butte and the Elk Mountains. Another big day on the bike, we rode for nearly six hours which included nearly 4200″ of climbing topping out at …
After completing the Edge Loop, the posse ate, changed, packed camp and was back on the road. While we could have taken the main roads south and east through Fruita and Grand Junction, Reilly instead took us along Rim Road …
Monday we rode the Edge Loop around the Book Cliffs north of Fruita. This IMBA Epic trail really does define what it means to be an epic ride. The trail starts with a leisurely 18km climb up an increasingly steep jeep …
Much of the Colorado we’ve explored thus far has been within the lush evergreen forests of the Rockies. The sweet smells and cooling canopies find root in every great slope and rocky pass. Sporadically but in great numbers, swords of …
After a day of riding Friday, we returned to camp, ate well and were soon ready for bed. Saturday morning, day two of our little adventure began where Friday left off; food and bikes. With bellies and camel-baks full, we …