Anyway Johnny Calhoun called right as I was ready to bust out of the house and head to the trails. We decided to meet up at the Old Fort picnic area at 5:00 and proceed to climb ole 70. What an awesone bear sighting we had on the ride up. We followed him up the concrete for what seemed like 5 or more seconds until he decided to bust to the right and climb up the embankment - thank goodness he didnt slip back down. What a rush!
You gotta love these Old hwy 70 views.
At the top of old hwy 70 we decided to explore a little bit instead of heading straight to Kitsuma. We came across this sign on an amazing there and back climb / descent. This sign provided some excellent advice that we often take for granted. Elevation at this point: approx 3,000'
A little further up the trail (300 vertical feet) was this beautiful overlook - out in the middle of nowhere. Elevation: approx. 3,300'
That is hwy 40 way down there.
We kept climbing and made it up to a max elevation of 3,762'. A nice climb considering we started at 1,600'. We then turned around and blasted back down then started the up-hill, swith-back boogie called Kitsuma. All that made for a pretty cool elevation chart - if you're into that sorta thing the charts are at the bottom of this post.
Still some climbing...
Johnny had to bolt after the blast down Kitsuma to check out some real estate but I decided to pedal down to the geyser and back to add a couple of more miles and enjoy the evening a little more. Deuce!
I love this stone chair at the getser.
Ride stats:
Distance: 20.38 miles - shorter than my original plan but a blast.
Total time: 3:28 moving time: 2:33 stopped time: 55 minutes
Total elevation gain: 5,350'
Average moving speed: 8.0 mph
Ride start time: 5:17 p.m. end time: 8:45 p.m.
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