Tri-fecta of activities

I'm pretty sure it was close to 20 degrees last night, good thing I have a new sleeping bag that is awesome! After Breakfast I packed everything thing up with no real plan. On my way to town I got the urge to take a trail run. Within a few minutes I found a perfect trail! Not to steep or rocky, but enough people to keep the motivation up. It was a refreshing 40 minutes and then made my coffee taste that much better. I walked the streets of Steamboat just long enough to realize that all these towns are the same. Same tourist stuff different town. But before leaving town it stopped by the local hot springs for a refreshing dip... and some laps in their lap pool, then of coarse a much needed shower.

I totally forgot to mention the haze and smoke that is all over the state. The wildfires in Idaho and Wyoming are making so much smoke that is has been hazy from Moab to Steamboat. You will notice that my pictures aren't that clear. It's crazy to think that the smoke is traveling that far!

The drive to Summit County was pretty spectacular, much like the entire state though. I found a camp site in a small National Forest right on Lake Dillon. After browsing the map I recall a trail that Chris and I flopped on last year. Miners Creek was it's name. I had to complete it. Conveniently I can get there from here by bicycle, there's actually a trail next to my site that takes me there. It was hard, but totally worth it. On the way back down I heard live music... so what would someone do... but follow it! I made my way to the Marina where the band just went on an intermission. After hanging around for a little bit I headed back to camp for some dinner. Service is great here so I'll try to post some photos.
Try this link to my stats (no promises)

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/225758708#.UF5zUJ8uX_g.blogger
or this one
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or this one
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View from my camp near Steamboat

Smokey view of Steamboat resort from my ride

Today's ride from Frisco

The descent back to town

 Here's some photo's from earlier in the trip
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The Crested Butte side of Cottonwood Pass

Amazing

Our Campsite outside Crested Butte

On our way up Schofield Pass

High point on the 401 trail - 11,340' 

How exactly am I supposed to watch the trail
 when there's a view  like this? 

We may have missed the prime time for wildflowers,
 but it was still awesome

That's an Aspen at it's best

Fruita, youtube the Zippity Do Da... It's sick!

Great sunset in the desert

Some of the trail near Rabbit Run, Fruita, USA

The Slickrock Trail

Ya know, the slick rock isn't really slick - right?
Our tires stick to it like glue, it's crazy

The beginning of the Whole Enchilada - La Sal mtns 11,120' 

I need a grove of Aspens in my yard

Alpine lake in the LaSal's

We came from way back there
and we are only half way down

Porcupine rim, looking back at the LaSal's

Porcupine Rim trail ends down by the Colorado River.
Spectacular views

That's the trail... little technical, ya think?

Day one! Waterton Canyon. 9/11/12

hope you enjoy