It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, the day before Labor Day, and the temperatures were soaring into the 90s down in Denver, Colorado. That was the first wonderful surprise about the Mineral Belt Loop Trail up in Leadville, Colorado. It was still sunny, but the high on the trail that day was 70°. It was …
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Clear Creek Trail
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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Big Dry Creek Trail
There is no shortage of diversions on this trail. In fact, getting from point A to point B may not even be your goal on the Big Dry Creek Trail. Having fun along the way seems to be the order of the day. In fact, at the (Westminster) City Park area alone, you could see …
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Bear Creek Trail
The perfect summer day is breakfast in a small Colorado town followed by a bike ride on the Bear Creek Trail. Of course every silver lining is filled with a dark cloud, and here’s Bear Creek’s dark cloud. It can be a very confusing trail to follow… especially in the first couple miles. Now back …
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Withlacoochee State Trail
What’s not to love about this trail? It’s great for any kind of bike and any type of rider. It makes an especially good recumbent bike trail. We tried our first tandem recumbent bike on the Withlacoochee trail. Talk about relaxing and fun. I highly recommend this trail if you are visiting Disney World or …
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West Orange Trail
Disney World and bike trails: To paraphrase Julie Andrews, “These are a couple of my favorite things.” So what could be better than spending a couple days at the Magic Kingdom and a couple days on southern Florida bike trails? My daughter & I did that very thing back in March of 2008. And we …
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