Hitting the Dirt
This week i went on one of the most awesome rides I have done thus far during my time in Boulder. Wink would be proud of me. This ride consisted of going up canyon to four mile.
However the real fun didnt start until...
The 2.5 of the 3hr ride was spent climbing on dirt roads. The Dirt was mostly smooth comeplete with interesting quaint little towns and awesome views.
Heres summerville, pop. mmmmmm im gonna go with 40, nah, make it 25:
The ride continued up switchbacks which were interesting on a road rig, but we made it. The dirt was smooth past summerville:
And we actually saw someone riding out in the boon docks (sp?). Of course he was riding a mtn bike:
After climbing up the road to the left we made it to our detination.
Gold Hill!:
This town reminds me of an old western. I kinda felt like i was here for a dual. the ride was changed for the better here. A local said that the proposed rout had just been grated and was crappy. sooooo, a new rout was recommended and we (Me and Matt) took off. However i was out of agua and stoped at the local general store:
The guy inside was super nice and opened a new galon of water for me at no charge. Thanks!
After that it was time to hit the road again. It was all climbing until a small descent down to ward at 9,300ft.
Pavement!!!
So once we were in Ward we started to descend down to Boulder but i just couldnt pass up this place:
Once again the small little towns deliver:
This made the ride a complete success! The ride down was fast, fun, a little cold but rewarding. I cant wait to really figure out the mountain biking is all about.
Yesterday was the cycling team "social". BBQ, friends, bikes and good times were all in attendance at Bryans house.
Sunshine and Shep had their game faces on:
Bamma had his century ride out. And im not joking, this guys does 100 milers on this bad boy!
Things started to get a little crazy when sunshine started telling stories about his fighting invisible dragons.
Coach taught us how to carbo load more effiently.
The night really got going when Gamma Phi showed up :)
Id say the social was more than a success. Thanks Bryan for hosting and making some mean hamburgers!
Parker is tomorrow and im a little skeptical but im gonna give it my all. Wish me luck!
However the real fun didnt start until...
The 2.5 of the 3hr ride was spent climbing on dirt roads. The Dirt was mostly smooth comeplete with interesting quaint little towns and awesome views.
Heres summerville, pop. mmmmmm im gonna go with 40, nah, make it 25:
The ride continued up switchbacks which were interesting on a road rig, but we made it. The dirt was smooth past summerville:
And we actually saw someone riding out in the boon docks (sp?). Of course he was riding a mtn bike:
After climbing up the road to the left we made it to our detination.
Gold Hill!:
This town reminds me of an old western. I kinda felt like i was here for a dual. the ride was changed for the better here. A local said that the proposed rout had just been grated and was crappy. sooooo, a new rout was recommended and we (Me and Matt) took off. However i was out of agua and stoped at the local general store:
The guy inside was super nice and opened a new galon of water for me at no charge. Thanks!
After that it was time to hit the road again. It was all climbing until a small descent down to ward at 9,300ft.
Pavement!!!
So once we were in Ward we started to descend down to Boulder but i just couldnt pass up this place:
Once again the small little towns deliver:
This made the ride a complete success! The ride down was fast, fun, a little cold but rewarding. I cant wait to really figure out the mountain biking is all about.
Yesterday was the cycling team "social". BBQ, friends, bikes and good times were all in attendance at Bryans house.
Sunshine and Shep had their game faces on:
Bamma had his century ride out. And im not joking, this guys does 100 milers on this bad boy!
Things started to get a little crazy when sunshine started telling stories about his fighting invisible dragons.
Coach taught us how to carbo load more effiently.
The night really got going when Gamma Phi showed up :)
Id say the social was more than a success. Thanks Bryan for hosting and making some mean hamburgers!
Parker is tomorrow and im a little skeptical but im gonna give it my all. Wish me luck!
posted by blakeharlan at 6:32 PM
1 Comments:
There's a lot of drankin' going on there, good thing they have a designated driver. You're such a giver, blake.
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