Last week it was time to do something that I've thought about for awhile, but haven't done yet. Ride every trail at Horsetooth Mountain Park. I knew this would be a longer ride, but I also didn't think it would be an absolute epic.
The ride started with four seasoned riders ready for some climbing. You know your ride is going to be good when Speedie (the only women) is riding this.
We did this ride at a very comfortable pace. Taking stops to eat, take pictures, talk--everything that makes a group ride fun instead of work.
For anyone that has ridden the 'tooth it has many elements from cruising singletrack to technical climbs and descents.
This little section is difficult with gears and suspension--big credit goes to speedie for cleaning this on the ol' bridgestone.
Speedie, and Smoothie did about half the 'tooth with us, but Smoothie's time was budgeted and he had to get back to the family around noon. So we said our goodbyes, and then there were two.
The ironic thing about riding with one other person is that you spend more time talking and less time taking pictures. We got a few pictures in, but not as many as before.
The Stallion is always pushing the pace...
One final artsy-fartsy pic.
We did take a quick moment to try out the video mode on the camera.
Overall this was a great ride and will be repeated sometime, maybe with some additional Lory trail action. In summary, the ride was about 5 hours with approximately 3700 feet of climbing in about 18.4 miles. Ride On!
A little slide show of the day... Flash is needed
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