sean’s place

Cycling!

I love Fort Collins.

This city has some amazing bike/multiuse trails winding throughout the city. Today, I (with co-conspirator Dave) rode about 30 miles of them. We started off just outside Dave’s place near Edora Park on the Spring Creek trail. We rode it out to the Poudre trail and rode the length of it until we hit Laporte. This trail was simply stunning. It hugs the Cache la Poudre River for most of its length and it’s green. Trees, plants, everything is green! Absolutely gorgeous.

We rode out past the Poudre Trail until we hit Laporte. We made a quick detour to Vern’s, where, due to a lack of a bike lock, we failed to have lunch. A lady I met at the Colorado Democratic Convention, Mary, called the bike trip out to Vern’s “The Bacon Run.” So apt. Note to self, bring a lock next time!

On our way back, we skipped the Poudre Trail and skipped up onto North Overland Trail (which is actually a road, not a trail). This was the hardest part of the ride due to the gently sloping hills. My poor conditioning and a gentle headwind made this a tough ride. That said though, it was still fun. We rode Overland Trail until Cottonwood Glen Park (maybe 4 or 5 miles). For those that have visited me, Cottonwood Glen Park is the park with the bike trials course.

From there, we rode home along the Spring Creek trail. Dave continued home down Spring Creek whereas I parted company at the Mason Trail. I continued down the aforementioned Mason Trail (which isn’t really all that visually interesting) and onto the Fossil Creek Trail until it ended at South Lemay. I then rode the short bit down Lemay back to my place.

All in all a fun ride. I posted some photos of the Poudre Trail part on Flickr.