August 16, 2018. In Colorado.

We left Vail around 8 AM, because there was a bike race starting at 9 and a lot of roads were going to be closed--we wanted to get out of town before we were locked in.  We all drove up to Vail Pass in 2 vehicles, and Kathy drove Germaine's truck down to Frisco while Germaine and I biked it.

 

It was a wild ride!

As we neared Copper Mountain we saw a few people on the trail. It's nice to get out early before it becomes congested.

We stopped at Copper Mountain for a few minutes. My daughter Alison worked here when she was in college. She loved it, and I see why!

We rode out of copper on the Ten Mile Creek path, which was quite busy. It was still mostly downhill. The photos of us in the aspens were taken at the Frisco Trailhead, where Kathy had left the truck for us.

Kathy, Eileen and Patti Ellen were still in Frisco when we arrived. Germaine and I had breakfast at a busy little cafe and then did a little shopping. It's a great little town--I could have easily spent the day here.

 

We left Frisco and headed down to Clear Creek Canyon. We'd planned on riding up the canyon and then back  down, but the road was closed, so we parked the truck at Tunnel 5 and rode the Clear Creek Canyon bike path down the canyon until the trail ended. Of course then we had to ride back up! The trail was only 4 miles end-to-end but it was glorious!

About a mile and a half down the canyon we found out why the road was closed--a truck had overturned and dumped its load of rocks. Ranger Mark held us back until it was safe to continue on the path. The road had reopened by then.

   

  

Of course Germaine took the photos with me in them! When we finished the trail we headed back to Kathy's. Some friends of theirs are here from Alabama for a couple of days, so I am moving into the house and the Alabamans are sleeping in the garden house.