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  1. Original post
    Ride-A-Lot
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    I've been in Colorado for a year and have never been further south than
    Castle Rock. I didn't think there was anything between Denver and
    Palmer Lake to ride. I guess I was wrong. Having another Saturday off
    from band practice, I was originally planning another high country ride,
    but plans fell through. Having read the description of the Team
    Evergreen ride, I didn't think it was going to be all that exciting. A
    total of 500' of climbing? It sounded like one of the rides I used to
    do back east in Fair Hills, MD. Oh well, at least there will be some
    good conversation.

    The ride was piecing together three open space areas in Douglas County,
    As I pulled off I25 and into the Greenland Trail Head, it definitely
    reminds me of rides back east. That is except for the shades of old
    west and Pikes Peak in the background.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5815.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5816.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5818.jpg

    A sizeable group arrives and it's off to the prairie.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5822.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5823.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5825.jpg

    The first trail starts out as a runway, but quickly changes to
    doubletrack and singletrack in locations.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5826.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5828.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5829.jpg

    It's getting hot on a very exposed trail, until we round a corner and
    head up a hill to an unusual resting place beneath the trees.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5832.jpg

    We take a break beneath the shade with views of the town of Palmer Lake
    and Pikes Peak.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5833.jpg

    After completing the loop, it's onto the Spruce Run Open Space,

    Did you ever get the feeling you've seen something before? The Sound of
    Music on a bicycle.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5835.jpg

    This trail is all singletrack. Yes, it's not technical and not even a
    big altitude gain. Why does it always have to be a 2000' climb? This
    just brings back memories of riding through the cornfields in Maryland.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5837.jpg

    Not to keep everything too smooth, there is a short four mile loop along
    a ridge that rises from the prairie. It actually has a few rocky
    sections and some hard switchbacks.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5839.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5840.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5841.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5843.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5844.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5845.jpg

    And a great lookout spot!

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5845.jpg

    Then it's back down to the prairie and some very fast singletrack back
    to the car.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5847.jpg

    Most of the group poses for the "I am hot and you are making me take a
    photo" shot.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5848.jpg

    Did I mention it was hot? The last two miles of this trail are back
    uphill in exposed sun and 93F!

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/IMG_5849.jpg

    GPS stuff:

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/greentopo.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/062307/greepro.jpg

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    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

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  2. GeeDubb
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    "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws> wrote in message
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    Did I mention it was hot? The last two miles of this trail are back
    uphill in exposed sun and 93F!

    You puss. Road with John yesterday on T-100. We didn't start until 9 a.m
    and finished at 12:30 p.m. 27 miles total with a 45 minute stop at the
    fricking freezing coffee shop (we didn't want to leave)

    Bike computer in direct sun while riding read 115. When we stopped in the
    shade of a big pine tree the temp dropped to 104.

    Very few people on the trail :-)

    I'm headed up to Ridgway next Friday or Saturday so if you're interested in
    trying to do Monarch again....forget it....it'll rain......

    Gary

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  3. Ride-A-Lot
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    #3
    GeeDubb said:


    "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...snip

    Quoted message said:

    Did I mention it was hot? The last two miles of this trail are back
    uphill in exposed sun and 93F!

    You puss. Road with John yesterday on T-100. We didn't start until 9
    a.m and finished at 12:30 p.m. 27 miles total with a 45 minute stop at
    the fricking freezing coffee shop (we didn't want to leave)

    Bike computer in direct sun while riding read 115. When we stopped in
    the shade of a big pine tree the temp dropped to 104.

    Very few people on the trail :-)

    I'm headed up to Ridgway next Friday or Saturday so if you're interested
    in trying to do Monarch again....forget it....it'll rain......

    Gary

    Ha ha ha! Actually, I think we have Monarch scheduled for late August.

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    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

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  4. LIBERATOR
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    GeeDubb said:

    "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchell@[nospam]schnauzers.ws> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...snip

    Quoted message said:

    Did I mention it was hot? The last two miles of this trail are back
    uphill in exposed sun and 93F!

    You puss. Road with John yesterday on T-100. We didn't start until 9 a.m
    and finished at 12:30 p.m. 27 miles total with a 45 minute stop at the
    fricking freezing coffee shop (we didn't want to leave)

    Bike computer in direct sun while riding read 115. When we stopped in the
    shade of a big pine tree the temp dropped to 104.

    Very few people on the trail :-)

    I'm headed up to Ridgway next Friday or Saturday so if you're interested in
    trying to do Monarch again....forget it....it'll rain......

    Gary

    that's cuz it is a boring "wussy onlys" trail you PUS...

    I was at White Ranch, you don't hear me crying about the temperature,
    oh wait, you guys have nothing worthy to talk about, so it's the
    temperature that gets discussed...

    WUSSY SQUADRON !!!

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