PigTrail
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A few weeks ago a friend from Castle Rock, CO called and said, "hey, my wife is gonna be out of town for a girls weekend, do you want to come up and ride for a few days. You can ride the 450 or the 300.". Yes please.
With bags packed I checked my gear at the SW counter at Love Field.
His 300...
It's amazing that you can leave Longview at 4:45 AM and be standing in Castle Rock by 10:45 local time. It's truly an amazing time we live in.
By noon we were packed and rolling out toward Sargents.
...and by 5:30 we were on the trails for an evening ride.
Just east of Sargents about two miles is the trail-head for Agate Creek...one of my favorite trails in Colorado. The entry cost is kind of steep with numerous creek crossings and boulder fields, but we buzzed up route 50 for 2 miles and made our way to the trail-head.
The trail starts easy enough...
...but there are plenty of obstacles to keep you entertained. Click for video.
I'm usually the one taking the photos, so here's a rare shot of me.
We made our way through meadows, an elk herd (very cool), and a few steep spots to the divide.
The trail to the right takes you to the Monarch pass visitor center. The trail to the left is where we came from and the trail behind me is where we're heading to get to Marshall Pass road and back to the cabins in Sargents.
Divide shot...
We spotted some flying KTM's on Marshall Pass road.
Lots of dirt bikers at Sargents. The new owners of the Tomichi Creek Trading Post have been there about a year and moved up to Sargents from Boulder. They're dirt bikers too and are trying to get an enduro organized. It's an absolutely spectacular area for dirt bikers.
This guy was across the "street" from us in camp and had a nice little airstream.
We stayed in one of the 4 man cabins for ~$60 for a night. More windows would have helped, but the adjustment from living at 250' to close to 10,000' was catching up to me. I gulped water, a gatorade, took an Aleve to ward off any soreness and got some shut eye. Tomorrow would be a slog up 483 around the Horseshoe North of Sargents. Probably one of the hardest rides I've ever done. Stay tuned.
With bags packed I checked my gear at the SW counter at Love Field.
His 300...
It's amazing that you can leave Longview at 4:45 AM and be standing in Castle Rock by 10:45 local time. It's truly an amazing time we live in.
By noon we were packed and rolling out toward Sargents.
...and by 5:30 we were on the trails for an evening ride.
Just east of Sargents about two miles is the trail-head for Agate Creek...one of my favorite trails in Colorado. The entry cost is kind of steep with numerous creek crossings and boulder fields, but we buzzed up route 50 for 2 miles and made our way to the trail-head.
The trail starts easy enough...
...but there are plenty of obstacles to keep you entertained. Click for video.
I'm usually the one taking the photos, so here's a rare shot of me.
We made our way through meadows, an elk herd (very cool), and a few steep spots to the divide.
The trail to the right takes you to the Monarch pass visitor center. The trail to the left is where we came from and the trail behind me is where we're heading to get to Marshall Pass road and back to the cabins in Sargents.
Divide shot...
We spotted some flying KTM's on Marshall Pass road.
Lots of dirt bikers at Sargents. The new owners of the Tomichi Creek Trading Post have been there about a year and moved up to Sargents from Boulder. They're dirt bikers too and are trying to get an enduro organized. It's an absolutely spectacular area for dirt bikers.
This guy was across the "street" from us in camp and had a nice little airstream.
We stayed in one of the 4 man cabins for ~$60 for a night. More windows would have helped, but the adjustment from living at 250' to close to 10,000' was catching up to me. I gulped water, a gatorade, took an Aleve to ward off any soreness and got some shut eye. Tomorrow would be a slog up 483 around the Horseshoe North of Sargents. Probably one of the hardest rides I've ever done. Stay tuned.