on 8/6/10 10:27 AM, J. Burkhalter at burk...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Great ride with very light and courteous traffic on the dirt road up.
> The descent down Trail Ridge is super nice on the new asphalt. Great
> clouds, a little light rain, and some bull elk! The Bleriot with
> fatties and fenders was
Jay-
Thanks for the GREAT report and pictures. My wife and I live in Boulder
and this looks like a perfect ride for our Atlantis/Heron. What was the
distance up Fall River Road? I assume the elevation gain is about 3000'.
It's been far too long since we've ridden our bikes in RMNP.
Best
I finally made it up to RMNP yesterday. Parked at the Fall River
Visitor Center, and pedaled through the Fall River Entrance (cheaper
entrance fee if on a bike). I followed the Fall River Mixed Randonee
route as seen over at Alpine Bicycle Club (www.alpinebicycle.org).
The route follows the one-w