This morning we were offered a tour of some ranch property above Mancos, up near the Ramparts. It was a beautiful morning to be up in the forest.
The reflections on the ponds were wonderful (especially when I see two of my sweetheart) and the morning sun was golden on the new grass in the forest.
And then this afternoon we dropped by "12 Hours of Mesa Verde." Not being mountain bikers, we really knew nothing about this event, except for a few references on Facebook.
Imagine ... there were 400 entrants (at $75 apiece) and the fairgrounds was full! It's a neat arrangement, allowing them to park, camp, organize, etc. at the fairgrounds, then ride under the highway to the course on the north side of US 160. The picture next to the top shows outgoing and returning riders at the underpass.
Some of the trail is through the trees (top pic), and some of it includes views of Point Lookout (shown), Mesa Verde, the La Platas and Ute Mountain. Everybody seemed to be having a great time ... I sure didn't see any obesity riding that course! tv
2 comments:
Reading your post in regards to how many entrants there were in the race at $75....maybe there is hope for the economy yet!
Love the reflection shots too!
That was one of Sandy's first reactions, too. And on the way home, we were plotting how Mancos can get some of that $80-100,000 weekend next year!
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