I was invited to play for the Martin/Martin men's softball team. Thankfully, I played very well and earned a permanent spot on the roster. After a long week of learning the ropes at my new joint and running a bazillion errands, I was eager to bust out of the city limits and get out into nature.
My friend Sara is the perfect tour guide for a newbie to Denver's finest outdoor activities. We decided to go mountain biking on the Waterton Canyon trail. The first 5 miles is a wide dirt road running along a beautiful river that cut the steep canyon. The weather was perfect and the animals abounded. Early in our ride, a bunch of big horn sheep ran around on the canyon bluff and on the biking trail.
After eating lunch at the end of the dirt road, we turned to the single track. The trail wasn't particularly technical, however the grade made both of us pretty tired. Flying down the hill was a blast, however it certainly seemed alot longer going up than coming down. The nerdy civil engineering side of me was excited to check out the Stronita Springs Reservoir dam.
The return trip was tiring even though it was downhill because of a strong headwind. We encountered a solo one-horned sheep standing in the middle of the road. "Billy goat gruff" started hissing/growling at us. We both biked gingerly around him and back to the trailhead.
Real mountain biking was lots of fun! I will definitely need to invest in a new bike.
2 comments:
Great photos!!! Thanks for biking on Saturday - it was tons of fun :)
"Mountain" biking in Lawrence along the trails by Clinton Lake must pale in comparison. It looks like you could get used to that.
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