First Ride

We made the Denver area in about 30 hours and had plans to meet my buddy Collin at his house in Littleton.  Since it was morning when we arrived we had plenty of time to kill before he got off work so we hit up one of the mountain biking apps on the bat phone and found some trails nearby.

Do Not Approach The Sheep!

Waterton Canyon is a popular recreational area about a mile outside the Littleton city limits, right on the edge of the Front Range.  It's a nice steady gravel road climb along the river up to the Strontia Springs  Reservoir.  From there we shot up some singletrack to a portion of the Colorado Trail and then looped back to the reservoir via the Indian Creek Loop, about a 17 mile ride total.  Lots of wildlife sightings, including a herd of Bighorn Mountain Sheep.
This was our first experiment with the GoPro HD camera and the footage came out pretty well.  Greg whipped up a short video for you guys to give you a taste of the trails.  Extended version coming soon.

Afterward we headed to Collin's for a few brews and a well-needed rest.  We awoke to pouring rain.  We're told that the Denver area hasn't seen rain like this since last June.  Just like last year we may be putting up with some wet weather in the Rockies.