Lazy DAZE

Need to recover and get back in the swing of things!

Haven't felt much like riding the last couple days.Rode Beaver Brook Loop yesterday.
Might ride the Old Waterline (FAT) trail this evening if the sun comes out.

The other waterline.

A way slow Beaver Brook Loop: 26 mi. 4 hr. 20 min. 5.9 A.V.

Aqueduct, Flume, or Waterline?
An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another. ...
A flume is an open artificial water channel, in the form of a gravity chute, that leads water from a diversion dam or weir completely aside a
Definitions of waterline on the Web:
a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
a pipe, tube, or other line connected to a source of water

Two rides in Summit County

It's been snowing in the High Country

May 21, 2009:

SODA CREEK

First ride in Summit this year. Soda Creek is one of the first places to open up.

Only a little mud a fun ride.

Today's route:

start Keystone> Granny's> Keystone Gulch> Aquaduct>Keystone Ranch trail>Heartbreak Hill> Blair Witch> CT to Tiger Run> Dredge Boat Trailhead>Heartbreak Hill>back the road> Aquaduct....

25.2 miles 3hr. 45 min. 6.7 av.

May 23, 2009

Summit County Recreation Path

This bike path is always a good ride and i enjoy it. It was rated as one of the best road rides. Rode from Silverthorn to Frisco. A cool cloudy day!

Road Trip

This springs trip to the Grand Valley was a hoot. Got to hang out with some old friends, and ride some fine trails! Camping at The Book Cliffs isn’t what it use to be. Hard to find a campsite even during the week now. Riding the Grand Valley never grows old with so may fun technical trails to ride. I’m always finding something new to ride here.Saw some new trails at Koko loops area, Lunch Loop and The Book Cliffs. Guess I gotta go ride them next week. High country rides coming soon.The rides and some desert pixels :
5-12: RV trail #2 --> Western Rim back Kokopelli in the evening a Drunken Kessel Run!

5-13 Kokopelli /Horsethief Bench/ Steve’s back Kokopelli P.M. Joe’s Ridge to Prime Cut

5-14 Edge Loop: Out Frontside up that damn road rappelled down the waterfall back via Edge Cutoff and Vegetarian

5-15 Kannah Creek Recon

5-16 Lunch Loop up Pet-A-Keys over the ridge to Andy’s -->The Ribbon up and back down a nice hike-a-bike up to Little Park Road and some Lemon Squeezer on the way down

5-17 The Book Cliffs Grand Finale: Kessel Run> Western Zippity > Frontside > Zippity Do Da> Prime Cut> Chutes and Ladders

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Seven Switchbacks

I have heard about this trail for bout 15 years. Finally got it figured out. Stumbled across it last fall.
MTBR post

May 7,2009

Elephant Butte and the new bike

-Parkland Owned by Jefferson County Open Space
-Unnamed Park (Elephant Park?)
-This Denver Mountain Park is named for Elephant Butte, which resembles an elephant.
-680 acres undeveloped land near Elephant Butte
Now I’m confused. Are the trails (roads) north of 3 Sisters considered part of Elephant Butte, Elephant Park or an extension of 3 Sisters? Either way there is nothing new except for some signs! I was fortunate enough to ride here before Jeffco closed the singletrack and the road to the top for re vegetation. What a waste. I keep hoping they are going to build some new trails. Looks like the master plan calls for a loop around Elephant Butte.
It’s kind of fun but nothing special.

16miles 3 hours 5.1 AV

May 8, 2009

Silver Creek out and back

Only a couple small patches of snow. Hard to believe that I had to carry my bike through 2 feet of snow for about a mile last week! The RR grade should be ready to go when I get back from Fruita.

11.6 miles 2 hours 5 min. 5.5 AV

May 9, 2009

2009 Summer Odyssey starts now!

Today was the last day of work for a while. YEA! It was an average winter not too much snow. I was able to ride most of it. Got about 800 miles in already a little ahead of schedule. Time to plan my Grand Valley trip. Don't think I'll do a schedule just a list of rides I want to do. I hate schedules and can never seem to follow them! I'm really going to keep track of all my rides this year! Right. I'm a rider not a writer.


2009 Summer Odyssey: Grand Valley May 13-22