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big_sur
Tue May 27th, 2014, 05:25 PM
Anybody have any suggestions for good after-work rides? i.e. Less than 3h, relatively close to Denver, and not hard enough to where you worry too much about going solo

Bonus points if you have tracks to follow :)

asp_125
Tue May 27th, 2014, 09:01 PM
Lookout Mtn is fairly uncongested on a weekday, except for the cyclists.
Bear Creek, Pleasant Park, Deer Creek makes a nice loop.

big_sur
Tue May 27th, 2014, 10:42 PM
Mainly looking for dirt\adv stuff. I think I'm just going to go explore Central City\Yankee Hill area tomorrow and see how far I get. Rough plan.... http://adventures.garmin.com/en-US/by/senna-dog/idaho-springs-to-yankee-hill/#.U4VpCvldU1I

NUTZ
Tue May 27th, 2014, 11:39 PM
I was planning on doing that tomorrow in my Jeep. I should be at the grave yard around 12:30.

big_sur
Wed May 28th, 2014, 06:30 AM
I probably won't make it over there until later but say hello if you see a guy in a yellow\red jersey on a KTM

DriverDave
Wed May 28th, 2014, 07:38 AM
You could also check out rollins pass. That's a pretty nice jeep road, but it's an out & back, not a loop.

big_sur
Wed May 28th, 2014, 08:25 AM
You could also check out rollins pass. That's a pretty nice jeep road, but it's an out & back, not a loop.

Is that open yet? I heard you can't get much above 10k without running into snow

big_sur
Wed May 28th, 2014, 09:31 PM
I ended up doing Idaho Springs to Central City and then up towards Yankee Hill. Got stopped by snow towards the end around 10,000 feet.


http://adventures.garmin.com/by/senna-dog/after-work-ride-idaho-springs-to-central-city-to-yankee-hill/


http://content.screencast.com/users/kmb4qb/folders/Jing/media/f126eee4-132e-42e3-9cec-9ea1ebcc3b8e/2014-05-28_2119.png


Got stopped around 10,000'
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28173302.jpg


Loving the 350
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28172318.jpg


Thanks for the Spot, Spot
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28175141.jpg


http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28184121.jpg


http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28184108.jpg


http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28183706.jpg




OMG Road
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28190449-2.jpg


More OMG Road
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l71/qc415/2014-05-28190836.jpg

NUTZ
Wed May 28th, 2014, 10:13 PM
Looks like you got stopped where I did as well. lol
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/busaguy05/10363370_4247355838466_1136992767494695753_n_zps0c b40d79.jpg~original (http://s38.photobucket.com/user/busaguy05/media/10363370_4247355838466_1136992767494695753_n_zps0c b40d79.jpg.html)

big_sur
Wed May 28th, 2014, 10:37 PM
Nice work, there were some narrow spots getting to that point