Wow, spectacular adventure, Patrick... Good for you (and especially your daughter).
I've ridden a few great trails in the US, and Monarch Crest ranks right up there with the finest. I rode it with a friend (on mountain bikes) a few years back (in early October). After getting shuttled to the top of Monarch Pass in the early AM (with a little lingering snow for added drama), we rode 35 miles of mostly downhill singletrack back into Poncha Springs, a most epic and exciting ride. My only regret was that we covered way too much ground way too fast... your method (ie savoring it over several days) is much-preferred. But we were on a 5-day tear through Colorado and had several places to see (again, too much, too fast)... Thanks for sharing those awesome pictures. Peace, Bobby On Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:22:02 AM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I meant to add that the Hunqapillar did amazingly. Since I haven't figured > out ho to carry gear on the front on my Mark's Mini without messing with my > vertigo, all weight was on the back. That's food for 10 days (we weren't > sure how long we'd be out), clothing, stove, tent, sleeping bag, oddities, > and a 100 oz water bladder. Not sure what it weighed, but it was relatively > compact and rode amazingly. Descents included a lot of rocks and roots and > weaving your way through the path of least resistance. Everything was solid > and balanced the entire way. > > Before the trip, I'd wondered if my and the Hunqapillars capacity were up > for the CT. No doubt about it now. Having done the most challenging > sections of the trail for bikes (in terms of the motorbike swamp), the > whole trail is available and waiting for when I want to give it a go. That > is freeing. > > With abandon, > Patrick > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
