This ride was a bit of a change for us as cold temps and windy conditions were abundant today. I feel that the weather had a lot to do with our turn out today as we only had 5 riders for this adventure. We were joined by new comer Jan who was a great addition to the group and hung with us all day through the cold, wind and the snow... yes I said snow.
Our journey started at the shop and lead us to the top of the CC dam. From there we went through the DTC to Happy Canyon and then on to Dartmouth. Kurt had a slit mishap when his cadence sensor came loose and eventually was eaten up by his rear wheel when his spokes ripped it completely off. After making down Dartmouth we hopped on the Bear Creek trail where we encountered very little traffic probably due to the cold temps which was nice. We took a short bathroom break and then made our way to Morrison Rd. where we enjoyed a nice gradual climb where every one stepped up the pace a bit. A Conoco was our next stop where we picked up some more fluids and food. After a little discussion on where to go next we continued on Bear Creek Rd. heading towards Evergreen. It was really beautiful riding in the canyon and we greeted by some snowflakes which was very majestic and it felt like we were riding in a postcard. We ended up turning around half way or so and enjoyed the fruits of our climbing labor by a nice long descent. Our path back to the shop was to retrace our route out and every one helped out in the pace making which was really nice.
By the time we arrived back at the shop we had logged a hard 60 miles. We had some tired legs but smiles on our faces. We had seen some new territory, gotten to ride while snow was falling which was picturesque, and every one got back safe with out any flats or major mechanicals. Sorry I didn't take any pics this ride but it was a bit too cold to do so. Thanks for the great ride every one and I look forward to anonther new adventure next week!
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