I decided to go for a bike ride on a really pleasant portion of the Colorado Trail just south of Denver today. The Colorado Trail connects Denver with Durango in the southwestern portion of the state and I believe is in the neighborhood of 400 miles long. The Waterton Canyon section of the trail has an old railroad bed that runs along the South Platte River up into the mountains. Denver Water uses this section of the trail as a utility road up to one of its reservoirs but allows cyclists, hikers, and horseback riders to use it for recreation. It's a great trail that allows you to take in some great views of the South Platte for about six miles until it narrows and really starts to climb into the mountains.
As I rounded a bend I was confronted with these Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep mamas and their babies walking right toward me. I could sense the mamas were being quite protective of their babies so I wisely gave them some space before moving on.
Some busy pollinators along the trail.
The trail was quite steep in parts. As a novice mountain biker, I had my butt kicked working my way up.
Wow - cool trail! And very nice pictures. I want to see a picture of your bike.
ReplyDeleteSuch a delicious looking stream! Great pics of the bighorns and bee, too. I recently bought a hybrid bike for dirt roads and pavement - I would have loved that lower portion!
ReplyDeleteSuch a delicious looking stream! Great pics of the bighorns and bee, too. I recently bought a hybrid bike for dirt roads and pavement - I would have loved that lower portion!
ReplyDeleteSuch a delicious looking stream! Great pics of the bighorns and bee, too. I recently bought a hybrid bike for dirt roads and pavement - I would have loved that lower portion!
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