Saturday morning I woke up bright and early, anxious to get out of the
house. The plan was to meet up with 2 friends at the usual meeting area
by 7 and head south down 285 to Kenosha Pass. We all got there a few
minutes early and were on the road by 7. It took exactly an hour to get
to the trailhead. We unpacked the bikes, made sure everything was in
working order and that everyone had enough provisions and hit the trail.
We couldn't have asked for a better day. Here's Charlie and Eric getting
ready. Notice Eric's pimpin Y bike with custom flame job...
Here's the view of the other side of the highway...
The temps ranged from upper 50's to upper 60's the entire ride.
Full sun most of the day, except for when the clouds started rolling in
around 11. Rain never threatened us once.
The trail starts off with a nice gradual warm up climb. Although, being
at 10,000 feet makes even the slightest grade seem much harder. After
the first climb you're greeting with a great downhill that rewards you
with splendid views of the South Park valley. Here is Eric and Charlie
heading down the first decent:
Here's a poorly done panorama of the South Park valley:
After dropping down some of the sweetest singletrack, we were greeted
with another climb. By this time we were all warmed up and looking forward
to what was ahead. I'm not exactly sure where I took this picture, but it
was one of many beautiful views:
We quickly dispatched of the 2nd climb and decent and began the last long
haul to the top. Here's Charlie cranking up some beautiful CO singletrack:
Here I am doing the same:
We knew we were nearing the top when we began to get above treeline.
Here's a nice view we were greeted with as we emerged:
I gotta tell ya, even the slightest grade is tough when you're up at 11,500
feet. Here's a picture of the final push to the top:
And we made it! The trail keeps going over the pass and heads toward
Breckenridge, but this was enough for us. Here's Charlie and some other
riders enjoying the view:
Here's me at the top:
A much needed break before heading down:
The clouds started to thicken, so we decided it was time to head back home.
Here's Eric heading down the Jefferson trail. Look closely and you can see
Charlie way in the middle of the photo, near the snow:
Eric tried to make a snow angel, but had little success:
And that's all the shots I took.
house. The plan was to meet up with 2 friends at the usual meeting area
by 7 and head south down 285 to Kenosha Pass. We all got there a few
minutes early and were on the road by 7. It took exactly an hour to get
to the trailhead. We unpacked the bikes, made sure everything was in
working order and that everyone had enough provisions and hit the trail.
We couldn't have asked for a better day. Here's Charlie and Eric getting
ready. Notice Eric's pimpin Y bike with custom flame job...
Here's the view of the other side of the highway...
The temps ranged from upper 50's to upper 60's the entire ride.
Full sun most of the day, except for when the clouds started rolling in
around 11. Rain never threatened us once.
The trail starts off with a nice gradual warm up climb. Although, being
at 10,000 feet makes even the slightest grade seem much harder. After
the first climb you're greeting with a great downhill that rewards you
with splendid views of the South Park valley. Here is Eric and Charlie
heading down the first decent:
Here's a poorly done panorama of the South Park valley:
After dropping down some of the sweetest singletrack, we were greeted
with another climb. By this time we were all warmed up and looking forward
to what was ahead. I'm not exactly sure where I took this picture, but it
was one of many beautiful views:
We quickly dispatched of the 2nd climb and decent and began the last long
haul to the top. Here's Charlie cranking up some beautiful CO singletrack:
Here I am doing the same:
We knew we were nearing the top when we began to get above treeline.
Here's a nice view we were greeted with as we emerged:
I gotta tell ya, even the slightest grade is tough when you're up at 11,500
feet. Here's a picture of the final push to the top:
And we made it! The trail keeps going over the pass and heads toward
Breckenridge, but this was enough for us. Here's Charlie and some other
riders enjoying the view:
Here's me at the top:
A much needed break before heading down:
The clouds started to thicken, so we decided it was time to head back home.
Here's Eric heading down the Jefferson trail. Look closely and you can see
Charlie way in the middle of the photo, near the snow:
Eric tried to make a snow angel, but had little success:
And that's all the shots I took.
