Pikes

Finally put away the book of excuses and rolled out my door for one of the most famous trails anywhere: the Barr trail from Manitou Springs to Pikes Peak.

Start: 6,400 ft End: 14,100 ft

The night before I had connected Williams Canyon to Waldo to Cascade, a three hour ride that ended with hike-a-bike …. [Continue reading]

August 9th, 2007 | Category: Mountain Biking | 3 comments

CT/C.A.R. volume 2

Volume 1 (Colorado Springs to Leadville) can be found here:

http://www.topofusion.com/diary/2007/07/30/ctcar-tour-volume-1/.

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Mike, Lee and I left PB (Leadville) early. Pavement is good for one thing: warming up. Good thing, because the Elbert Trail starts out steep and serious.

In my mind there was a 100% chance of afternoon thunderstorms. I figured we …. [Continue reading]

August 3rd, 2007 | Category: Bikepacking | One comment

We interrupt this gripping, earth shattering tale for other recent happening.

Life is good when you can barely keep up with yourself–moments so intense they would usually be burned deep into conciousness begin to blur together. Overwhelming. Looking forward to lying in bed, letting fresh memories flow; analysing, re-living, wondering. Yet, every night I’m asleep …. [Continue reading]

August 1st, 2007 | Category: Mountain Biking | One comment