Oh Be Joyful

Here's a glimpse of what we've been doing the past week or so.

Kenosha Pass

After leaving Denver we drove to Kenosha Pass at 10,000 feet. We didn't intend to stop here for any length of time, but we found the most awesome free campsite, and the mountain biking on the Colorado Trail through here was sweet!

We then headed toward Buena Vista, but again stopped short and camped at the Buffalo peaks area. Very beautiful and we had a private campsite with many many hummingbirds visiting us. So far we've camped at totally new places and are happy with our choices.

Campsite views

Our friends from Colorado Springs were going to be in Crested Butte, so we went there to meet them. We found a free campground next to the Slate River (again a new camping spot). We mountain biked at the ski area - a new experience lift served biking. There were several crashes, it was harder than expected, but everyone is fine if not scraped up.

Bob biking in Crested Butte

We hiked in the Oh-Be-Joyful area (perfect name) of the Raggeds Wilderness from our campsite, and have already put it on the list to come back to. We hiked to a cirque where we could see the other side of Scarp Ridge, which we hiked to last year. We also met some great people - Anne and her son Jesse - who live in Glenwood Springs. We hope to see them again there in a week or so.

Oh-Be-Joyful

Next up is Telluride...