WhenSeptember 9, 2025 Distance72.5 mi Time11h 10m Elevation Gain6775 ft Elevation Loss7710 ft Avg Speed8.9 mph Download GPX 51: Chili Time! Chilly but fast miles on the GDMBR this morning. The CAMP skimo gloves are really paying off these days! Rejoined the CDT proper at Cumbres Pass, and hit the New Mexico border a few […]
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50: Wolf Creek
WhenSeptember 8, 2025 Distance37.3 mi Time7h 21m Elevation Gain6299 ft Elevation Loss2979 ft Avg Speed6.2 mph Download GPX 50: Wolf Creek If I had hoped to find South Fork livelier than Creede on an off season Sunday night, I was quickly disappointed. Nevertheless, I got a hotel, washed some clothes, and drank too many beers. […]
49: Creede to South Fork
WhenSeptember 7, 2025 Distance22.2 mi Time1h 29m Elevation Gain226 ft Elevation Loss823 ft Avg Speed15.5 mph Download GPX 49: Creede to South Fork Easy post dinner ride. First time riding in the dark this trip! View on Strava
49: Rio Grande Headwaters
WhenSeptember 7, 2025 Distance72.4 mi Time10h 38m Elevation Gain6257 ft Elevation Loss9052 ft Avg Speed9.1 mph Download GPX 49: Rio Grande Headwaters After another chilly start (there is a dusting of fresh snow visible on Uncompahgre Peak this morning), was soon back in the Colorado alpine peddling west into the San Juan mountains. The trail […]
48: Cathedral Ranch
WhenSeptember 6, 2025 Distance50.3 mi Time9h 17m Elevation Gain5925 ft Elevation Loss3323 ft Avg Speed9.6 mph Download GPX 48: Cathedral Ranch I write this while sitting in my tent this morning waiting for the sun. It rained last evening, then the skies cleared and temperatures plummeted. This morning everything is frozen solid. Bike bag zippers. […]