Weekend MTB Rides

[Artista]

It's hard to beat Labor Day weekend rides! Skills and strength honed from a summer of riding, beautiful weather, three days away from work - what more could we ask for?!

We rode a section of the Indian Creek trail yesterday. Started at a low point, did some tough climbing to the top of a mountain ridge, then turned around for a fun descent back to the car.

Today we rode Spruce Meadow to Spruce Mountain, up and over the mountain, around the base of the mountain, and back through the meadow to the car. I love seeing where other people ride so I decided to pay back by posting some pics from today's ride.

The 1st pic shows Spruce Mountain, our destination, in the background.

The 2nd pic is me playing around on the mountain top with one of the great views in the background.

The 3rd pic is the entrance to one of our favorite parts of this ride - the service road down the mountain. The sign makes me chuckle every time.

The 4th pic is my best friend, favorite riding buddy, and the greatest hubby a gal could ask for. This was taken at a flat-ish spot, part way down the road. Most of the grades on this road range from about 14% - 20%. There are no safe photo ops where it's really steep. The most challenging part of this service road is negotiating all of the deep, criss-crossing, water gulleys in the steepest sections.

The last pic was taken toward the end of the service road, after it smooths and flattens out into a gentle ride.