Poking around at the edge of the Flat Tops

Well, it's fairly early spring here in the greater Steamboat Springs area which makes it time to start assessing the rideability one of my favorite places to do some gravel grinding, the Flat Tops Wilderness. With peaks and parks that extend up over 12,000 feet of altitude I had no doubts that I would be stopped at certain points due to snow pack but alas, one must try. Here are a few shots from a 62 mile ride that took me up every dirt road that accesses the Flat Tops between Oak Creek and Yampa.

Rio Blanco County Road 8, The road to Dunckley Pass

Entering Rio Blanco County climbing towards Dunckley Pass

Just before the end of winter maintenance on the road up to Dunckley Pass

Just a few miles up the road is closed still in early spring

Descending back down to the valley from the road closure

For anyone interested in more detail on this ride the full details are available here.

New Pedals!

Upgraded my pedals today to a new set of Shimano XT's!

Welcome!

The infamous first blog post.... hmmm... This blog will be a learning experience and an attempt to document some of the adventures my life may take me on, mostly related to biking and bikepacking. Welcome everyone and I hope you find some of this useful.