Day 4 was great, but Day 5 was even better. We climbed up past Copper Mountain to Searle Pass, and then descended through huge meadows of wildflowers. But then the rain began. Copper Mountain We started the day climbing up through Copper Mountain. Janet’s Cabin As we started to move above treeline, we came upon […]
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Whereas Day 3 wasn’t so fun, Day 4 was the day we had been waiting for. One with huge climbs and epic descents, ending in Breckenridge. And it delivered. By the end of the day we had traveled 30 miles, climbed 5600 ft in elevation and descended 6300 ft, crossing over Georgia Pass and the
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On day three we wanted desperately to get off the Lost Creek reroute and back onto the trail, and we did it. By the end of the day we had ridden 40 miles, climbed 4300 ft, and arrived at Kenosha Pass. We got on the road and passed a few more buildings from the old
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When we awoke we quickly packed our bags and headed off FR545 to the main road to find water. We found a little creek just a few miles away, and got our breakfast together, our water bags filled, and we were off towards Spruce Grove. But once again we got snagged by Google maps telling
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CT Day 1 – after riding Segment 1 a few weeks ago, we decided to start our Colorado Trail adventure on July 5th with Segment 2 at the South Platte River trailhead. We were up at 5:30 and on the trail by 8am. We rode this segment until 9pm to get through it as fast
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