Durango Mountain Biking

I was eager to finally get on my mountain bike after two days of "work."

I woke up early and headed out to Purgatory to go on the same trail as my first mountain bike ride. Here is a picture of me and pa riding for the first time back in the mid 90's.

Does the scenery look familiar?

The ride was fairly chilly, roughly 40 degrees. The ground was frozen so the mud was not a problem until it started thawing out as I rode back to my car.

It was a nice ending to my fantastic time in Durango. What a beautiful area!

After biking for an hour or so, I started my journey across Colorado. First up was one more final tour of Silverton.

Next up was driving through Ouray via Red Mountain pass. Very scenic.

Several hours later, I drove over McClure Pass.

More scenery south of Carbondale.

I really wanted to drive through Aspen to say I have been in that area. (I didn't see Mary Swanson though... or was it Samsonite?...Haha, I was way off.) I wasn't overwhelmed by the area, although I didn't drive down the famous Maroon Creek Road because of time constraints. I'll try it on my next trip. The aspens in Aspen didn't disappoint though.

Next up was the drive east of Aspen and over Independence Pass. The road was so narrow in places it didn't have lane lines.

The ol' Ford got me to the top.

The views from Independence Pass was the icing on the cake of an incredible trip.