WhenAugust 26, 2025 Distance55.2 mi Time9h 41m Elevation Gain7106 ft Elevation Loss3743 ft Avg Speed7.8 mph Download GPX 37: Buffalo Pass First day of the second half of my ride. Spent all day yesterday in Steamboat Springs. The bike got a full overhaul, and I even managed to get my front wheel relaced. With a […]
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35: Steamboat Springs
WhenAugust 24, 2025 Distance47.3 mi Time4h 51m Elevation Gain2533 ft Elevation Loss5600 ft Avg Speed11.0 mph Download GPX 35: Steamboat Springs Quick, easy ride into Steamboat this morning, motivated by visitors! Abram and Jordyn drove over today from Grand Junction for some biking this afternoon and to hang out, and my dad is coming down […]
34: Colorado, ho!
WhenAugust 23, 2025 Distance50.7 mi Time11h 10m Elevation Gain7405 ft Elevation Loss6588 ft Avg Speed6.7 mph Download GPX 34: Colorado, ho! Started the day on some lovely Forest Service singletrack. It is so nice to be actually “mountain biking” again—seemingly for the first time since Lionhead. My body is feeling like it is finally settling […]
33: A Return Home
WhenAugust 22, 2025 Distance72.1 mi Time12h Elevation Gain7290 ft Elevation Loss5102 ft Avg Speed8.6 mph Download GPX 33: A Return Home I spent much of today riding with Elk Mountain prominent on the eastern horizon. It’s a landmark of special significance for my family, where my dad hunted for the elk that was the culinary […]
32: Out of the Great Basin
WhenAugust 21, 2025 Distance69.7 mi Time9h 19m Elevation Gain3976 ft Elevation Loss4711 ft Avg Speed10.3 mph Download GPX 32: Out of the Great Basin Up at first light. On the trail by 6:30 AM. I found myself delighted by how much easier and more pleasant it is riding in the early cool. Fortunately the cooler […]