As we get ready for summer it appears that old man winter was still trying to hold on for a couple more last gasps. The first weekend in June, we decided it was time to try riding our new road bikes up Vail Pass. With the lower part of the bike trail covered up by an avalanche between Frisco and Copper, we opted to start from Copper and trek upwards.
Lots of snow still on the side of the trail!
It was a picture perfect day for a ride in Summit County!
A short 40 minutes later and we were almost at the summit!
With Vail Pass conquered and lots of time and plenty of energy left, we decided to load the bikes up and head over to A-Basin (where we skied last weekend) and tackle Loveland Pass too. The snow was a LITTLE deeper than it was on Vail Pass!
It's going to be months before this stuff melts and we can start hiking.....
We made it to the summit of Loveland Pass and the Continental Divide, just shy of 12,000'. Time for the fun part now - the ride down....
The next day we decided to ride from Keystone over Swan Mtn Pass in order to complete our own version of the big 'Triple By Pass' that is done later in the summer (Loveland, Swan Mtn, and Vail Passes all in one day!). We stopped by and shared some of our trail mix with Alvin and all the others.
Tenmile Range - We ended up riding from Keystone over Swan Mtn Pass to Breckenridge, then headed back to Frisco, around Lake Dillon and across Dillon dam, then back to Keystone for a fun, scenic 40 mile ride!
Lake Dillon - almost back to Keystone!
Enjoyed an awesome dinner overlooking Keystone Lake:)
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