Category: Colorado trails

Aspen tops the top ten fall foliage viewing areas

Autumn is my favorite time of year, and the fall foliage is one of the reasons. And just when I started to tire of viewing the autumn leaves in the same old way, I discovered the joys of seeing the golden splendor of mother nature from the perspective of a bicycle seat on lightly used …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/09/14/aspen-tops-the-top-ten-fall-foliage-viewing-areas/

Mineral Belt Loop Trail Guide now available on Everytrail

A few days ago, I wrote about the great experience I had on the Mineral Belt Loop Trail in Leadville, Colorado. It was a beautiful trail, on a picture-perfect day, with fun friends. Well since then, I’ve created a Mineral Belt Loop Trail guide on Everytrail.com. I’ve briefly described these guides in the past, but the …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/09/12/mineral-belt-loop-trail-guide-now-available-on-everytrail/

Clear Creek Trail from Denver to Golden, Colorado

Clear Creek Trail runs between the Platte River Trail in Denver and (near) the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO. And the last time I checked, the Coors brewery offered free tours w/ free beer samples. That sounds a bit like a pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow to me. Or in this …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/09/10/clear-creek-trail-from-denver-to-golden-colorado/

Mineral Belt Loop Trail in Leadville, Colorado

I finally got around to taking some pictures on the Mineral Belt Loop Trail in Leadville, CO. I’d been on the trail twice before; once while riding a bike and the other time on cross-country skis. But I didn’t have a camera with me either time, so I didn’t have any pictures to post on …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/09/06/mineral-belt-loop-trail-in-leadville-colorado/

Glenwood Canyon Trail

Remember those stories of trolls that live under bridges? Now is your chance to be the troll, except that you’re not just limited to bridges. You’ll be toolin’ around under entire stretches of I-70, a major highway. This stretch of canyon has been described by many as one of the most scenic stretches of highway …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/01/glenwood-canyon-trail/

Segways on the Trail

When I  headed for Glenwood Springs, CO, I had no idea I would discover a whole new mode of trail transportation. All of my previous trail website entries, Twitter tweets, blog posts, and Facebook information covered biking, hiking, inline skating, trail running, and horseback riding. I just assumed this covered it all. With the exception …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/06/22/segways-on-the-trail/