Total distance: 27 miles
Total time: 5:57 moving time: 4:19 stopped time: 1:38 # of stops: 19
Elevation gain: 7,936' Min elev: 1,393 Max elev: 2,858'
Avg moving speed: 6.2 mph
Thanks to Johnny Calhoun for doing this ride, it is hard to get people to commit to the detour around the Upper Harper Creek Falls. Once you drop down from the overlook, cross Upper Harper Creek and take the connector trail you have made a commitment to some back country mountain biking that is as deep as it gets in this area. Add in a good dose of hike a bike thrown in here and there, another 2 creek crossings at North Harper Creek and main Harper and it makes for a big day.
Grandfather Mtn:
First real stop for lunch time:
First real stop for lunch time: 
A sweet section of beautiful water falls.
When we were at the middle of the falls, we could see someone at the top falls where we had just taken a lunch break.
The person is in the upper right hand corner of the next pic and he has a dark jacket over a red shirt.
When we were at the middle of the falls, we could see someone at the top falls where we had just taken a lunch break.
The person is in the upper right hand corner of the next pic and he has a dark jacket over a red shirt. He is right in the middle of the shot below:
Up on top of Yellow Buck:
Below Johnny Calhoun is droppin' Yellow Buck back down to Harper Creek. Then we crossed Harper Creek proper and climbed back up Raidercamp, past Chestnut Mtn and finished with the the Big O. Whew, what an amazing ride. Some of my favorites and the connector trail between the Upper Harper Creek Falls and the FS Road was in excellent condition thanks to it having been recently adopted. 
That is Wilson Creek down there:
Amos' Epics
