Sunrise Over Horsetooth

Early morning MTB jaunt up Arthur's Rock. No legs or lungs, but lots of solitude.

Future Trip

Possible future mountain biking trip.

Gilsonite/Wolverine Trail (future) at EveryTrailMap created by EveryTrail:GPS Geotagging

Crusty Butt

Looking back on our photos from Crested Butte, it's easy to tell why this is my absolute favorite place in Colorado, maybe even the world. Stunning scenery, fabulous mountain biking, funky town, great fishing...all rolled into one area. Some sample photos using Lin's new Nikon DSLR D60:


None of that tan, monotonous eastern plains here...wildflowers everywhere.

The trip to Lost Lake was very out of the way but has special significance in that the Aspen Forest surrounding it may be the largest living creature on the planet...not sure where I heard that but it doesn't take a lot of imagination to see why. Largest Aspens I've every seen, at least.
Kids had a great time, too.



As former Portlanders, we got our fix of the northwest coming home with all the rain and mist.

I also added two more notches to my CB riding belt, including the Dike Trail and Deer Creek Trail. Both were fairly epic. I started the Dike Trail ride from Lost Lake, and followed a hiking trail along beautiful wildflower meadows out to the Kebler Pass road, up the road to Lake Irwin, then down the Dike Trail back to the road. Finally, down the road & up the final, tiresome climb to Lost Lake. All told, 27 miles which doesn't seem like a lot but it took 4 hours at an easy pace at altitudes above 8500 ft.

I enjoyed Deer Creek Trail even more. Given the inclement weather, I had Lin drop me off at the trailhead, climbed above 10,000 feet up the dirt road/trail combo. The last 1/4 mile was a real terror to the lungs and legs, and I actually had to hike to the tippy top. The descent was fabulous, as views opened up of Mount Crested Butte and the 360 mtn views. As I descended, I wondered how many cows were BBQ'd every year from the lightning strikes...to tell the truth, I wouldn't have minded if many were if it helped cleanse the trail and streams from all that giardia laden shit. As I entered the ski resort town, I received my divine justice for my negative thoughts as hail and rain came pouring down, leaving me swimming on my bike until I reached the safety of the car in town.

All in all, a great week in CB even with the rain, hail and cow shit.