Bike Ride Among The Rockies (Buena Vista, Nathrop, Rodeo Road)
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May 10, 2006 - This evening I cycled a popular bike loop that road bikers
in Buena Vista often do. It is a 24-mile round trip. Starting
at the Buena Vista traffic light, ride south on Highway 24.
I stopped at the Mt. Princeton sign to get this nifty photo,
which I've included on my Mt. Princeton site. :) |
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Approaching the small town of
Nathrop, you'll
have a nice view of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains to the south. |
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Not many places beat the scenery of Colorado's Rocky Mountains of Colorado!
From Nathrop, the bike route travels west on
Chaffee County Road 162.
Adjacent is a photo of Mt. Antero. |
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Looking directly ahead is Mt. Princeton.
The sun was directly behind Mt. Princeton and Mt. Yale, which made this adjacent photo and the one
below a little sketchy. |
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Beautiful Mt. Yale.
Even when it's painful to pedal up Colorado's hills (as I was here), it is always nice to
have views of these mountains for inspiration. |
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From Nathrop, it is a steady and gradual uphill
for approximately 4-5 miles to the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. |
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Then things take a turn for the worse in the grunt department,
as the next mile is a grueling and steep uphill that snakes up the side of
a hillside. Eventually th road becomes Chaffee County Road 321 (sometimes referred as Rodeo Road)
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Returning to Buena Vista on Rodeo Road,
it is a gradual downhill. Here's a shot of the
Buffalo Peaks in
the background heading back to town. |
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One shot of me. It was a great ride! :)
-Steve
Buena Vista, Colorado
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