Old Fall River Road (Rock Mt. Nat. Park) 10/2/05

Well I decided to bike up Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. The Road is one-way, dirt, and has a 16% average grade. The starting elevation is around 8,400ft and the ending elevation is 11,796ft. I could have rode the whole 20 mile loop, but instead I found a ride with a local back to my car.


Bike setup:

Surly 1x1 (single-speed)
Large marge wheelset
Bob trailer (for pure fun)
And a water bottle from Wausau WI (Received at Gnomefest II)

This bike was built for Minnesota snow and now it lives in Colorado






Pictures of the switchbacks











I have driven a car up this road many times and decided the views are better from the bike.





















This is taken from about mile 7










In this picture you can start to see the Alpine Visitor Center











This was taken from the top of the Old Fall River Road! I was planning on taking this route again this weekend but the snow decided to close the road :(

I can't wait to ride it again (next time without the extra gear)

Twin Sisters Peaks 11,428ft 9/25/05

I woke up Sunday morning and decided to hike the Twin Sisters Peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The trip took me about 3hrs and the weather was great.











The hike includes views like this of Longs Peak (see previous entry on Longs)

I noticed more snow on Longs this weekend than the weekend that I was able to summit it.







The hike was in the trees until about 10,500ft elevation. This photo shows some of the aspen trees in this area.










The trail became very rugged and technical.












If you look close, you can see Lake Estes in Estes Park and see some of the city.











This picture was taken from the less traveled East Sisters Peak. It was very windy on top of this sister.










This is facing South between the two sisters