Had a great anniversary trip to Pagosa and was pleasantly surprised by the excellent mountain biking there. Reminiscent of Taos area with plenty of primitive singletrack and miles and miles of remote FS roads to be explored, minus the ever present red necks in my home state. I had been suffering burnout prior to the trip: both from work and from riding the same old stuff around home due to forest closures. It’s amazing a little rest can get your mojo back and bring back the excitement of exploring and navigating through the vastness of new territory. The San Juans really do have it all.
Very nice!! I bet the 2 of you had a nice soak after the ride too.
By: ojulius on July 7, 2008
at 2:57 am
Oh yeah, those hot springs felt awesome after some long rides!
By: stagewest on July 8, 2008
at 12:53 pm
Awesome! Did you pick up the local trail book? By coincidence I bought it at the LBS this week when I passed through. I had been eyeing some of the stuff by the ski area, which is still under snow. Looks like some epic adventures up there on the CDT and Treasure Peak.
I’ve got to believe that Pagosa will be on the radar soon for you burque types. It’s a fun town to relax in too after the rides…
By: Matt on July 11, 2008
at 7:04 pm
Matt, yep, we picked up the trail book. They did a nice job with it, and proceeds go to their local trail advocacy group. I really wanted to hit some of the CDT stuff, but we stayed a little lower elevation due to current conditions up there. We’ll go up again for sure later this year to explore.
Chris
By: stagewest on July 11, 2008
at 8:14 pm