SWEET SINGLETRACK

Rode the singletrack up North Empire today. Ran into snow about 10,000 ft. That seems to be the snow level around here.

14 miles 2hours 30 min. 5.5 Av

DAKOTA RIDGE/ GREEN MOUNTAIN

15.5mi 2hr. 30min. 6.2 AV


Well no one showed up for the ride. It was cold and windy in Georgetown so we decidede to go where it was warmer!

PAVILION POINT

For today’s ride was it was over the top of Pavilion Point to check on the snow level for this weekends ride. It was cold and it had snowed the night before. Man I’m ready to go back to the desert! I was hoping I could make it over the top without having to fight too much snow. Started running into snow about the B-line that was kind of discouraging. I was able to ride most of the way to the first switchback I had to push through the snow for about ½ mile I was able to get around most of it by pushing the bike on it’s rear tire.

SAXON MOUNTAIN SPRING GULCH

5/21/2008

Monday I made it almost all the way up the power line trail and there was no snow. Today I thought I would try Saxon Mountain from the other side and see what that was like.
I left the house a little after 9 a.m. It was a beautiful day for a ride. If I had enough energy and time I was going to check out Pavillion Point after all it was only 13 miles to Gunella Pass road. It kind of hurt but if I kept a slow steady pace Lamertine jct, was only a couple hours away and the power line another hour after that. I was moving along about 2-3 mph making slow progress. About 5 miles up started running into snow, At first I could get
around on the side then it was up to my knees. I was wishing for my gaiters after a while my feet were soaked and it didn’t matter any more. I kept pushing on, Pretty soon it was up to my waist and I was swimming trying to keep my weight on my shins so I wouldn’t fall through again. My legs were starting to bleed from being cut by the coarse ice crystals! I just kept thinking if I made it to the jct, the snow was going to clear up. Boy was I wrong! When I finally made Lamertine Jct it was 12:30 It took me about an hour to crawl through a couple miles of snow!! But there was an old snowmobile track that was still firm enough to hold my weight. I was hoping that it went to Highland Park of course not, The track was going to take me to Spring Gulch. At least I was staying on top of the snow for the most part. Now I was hoping the snow was going to clear up by the time I crossed the saddle to Spring Creek Jeep Road. Wrong again!! ONLY FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS. I pushed through the snow all the way past Lamertine. Four hours of slogging through the snow. That sucked. I was tired and still had to ride the frontage road home from Idaho Springs. Oh well it’s all about the adventure right? And I got an 8 hour workout. I think my computer only showed 6. I probably got an extra 5 miles carrying my bike.

26,6 miles 6 hours 4.4 AV ouch!

SILVER CREEK 5/11/2008

Indian Creek/Steven's Gulch