mountain bike – Perpetual Weekend by Jim Harris

Sunrise Ride

Jim Harris — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:44:00 +0000

The last couple days in Park City have felt like fall. Yesterday morning started off with a literal bang as thunder boomed over the ridgeline so we postponed our plans for a sunrise ride. Today we were out the before sunup and had the trails to ourselves. After yesterday’s rain and snow, the trails were smooth, tacky, and fast.

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Bikeaneering

Jim Harris — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:33:09 +0000

I’ve wanted to ride Mt Elbert, the tallest of Colorado’s 14ers, all summer and finally went for it today. Beginning at Half Moon, the first few miles of trail are mostly climbing but with a few downhill sections to keep it fun. From Lilly Ponds the climbing really gets going with a 4000′ uphill to the 14,433′ summit. I wasn’t able to pedal much of that climb and pushed my bike more than I care to remember. Here’s me on...

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Summer Solstace Slog

Jim Harris — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:12:01 +0000

Allison and I woke up on longest day of the year in Crested Butte and decided to celebrate the day with a long ride. We pedaled up Washington gulch to the top of the 403 trail then began a technical descent that soon turned to a technial hike-a-bike through deep snow and over many trees felled by winter storms. Eventually we were back on dry ground for a few miles of dangerously fast singletrack followed by a steep trail section...

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