Yesterday we did our annual ride up Boreas Pass outside of Breckenridge, Co. The road is an old RR bed, with a hard packed, dirt surface. Cars are allowed on the road but the tourists had not yet arrived so we had the road pretty much to ourselves. Temps were in the mid 60's. We started at approximately 10,000 ft and rode to the top, 11,481 ft. The climb was 3-4% for 6 miles. It took about an hour to reach the top. On the ride down we had beautiful views of Aspen forests and the Breckenridge Ski area. There is still snow at the top of the mountain!
At the top there is an old RR car and several buildings left over from the RR days. The buildings have been restored and are part of the Summit Hut system. Several years ago our ski club rented the hut and we snowshoed the 6 miles to it and spent 3 days there. It was quite an experience.
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09-03-2011, 08:06 PM #6
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