Bike Ride Among The Rockies (Buena Vista, Nathrop, Rodeo Road)
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This evening I rode the "small loop" that road bikers
in Buena Vista often do. It's a 24-mile round trip, and starting
at the Buena Vista traffic light, head south on Highway 24.
I stopped at the Mt. Princeton sign to get this nifty photo,
which I've included on my Mt. Princeton Photo of the Day web 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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Ah yes, bicycling among the Rocky Mountains of Colorado!
Heading west on County Road 162, the scenery is beautiful. Here's a shot of Mt. Antero. |
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And looking directly ahead was Mt. Princeton.
The sun was almost 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 peddle up Colorado's hills, it is always nice to have great Rocky Mountains for inspiration. |
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From Nathrop, it is a steady and gradual uphill
for approximately four to five miles to the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. |
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Then things take a turn for the worse in the pain department,
for the next mile is a grueling and steep uphill that snakes up the side of
a hillside that leads to Rodeo Road and the Frontier Ranch entrance. |
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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 (May 10, 2006) |
