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Fire Buffalo · 08-06-2007, 09:58 PM

This is my first post here and hope you enjoy the photos. I recently returned from a "family"/riding vacation from Durango, CO., Crested Butte, and Brianhead,UT. These are photos I took of the 401 trail in Crested Butte, probably the most photographed trails in Colorado. It is only 14.4 miles long with 2200 feet vertical, but with climbing up to an elevation of 11,350 my heart felt like it was going to pop towards the top.

dstepper · 08-06-2007, 10:01 PM

Thanks for the pics. Want to get out there next year.

Dean

Fire Buffalo · 08-06-2007, 10:38 PM

This is where the trail starts downhill and kept me grinning from ear to ear. From here it is several miles of downhill bliss until you climb back up into aspen meadows. This would be a great section for Mountain Bike Bill to make a helmet cam video. I loved this trail so much I had to come back and ride it the next day. It is not the most technically challenging trail, but was one of the modt scenic, up with the Tahoe Flume trail.

shudder · 08-06-2007, 10:41 PM

Wow. GREENERY... what's that all about? O_o

Here's what I am used to seeing (Chesebro Canyon, Sept 2006)...

Nice set of pics. I am very jealous.

llopez71 · 08-06-2007, 10:45 PM

yes, these pics are beautiful!

El Salt · 08-07-2007, 05:48 AM

Ahhhh, was just there this past late June - for my second year. We did Fruita, CB, Telluride, and Durango.

Your 401 shots are great. Isn't that just a fun trail? Not really techy, but oh so fun. And talk about the view!

Thanks for the 2 minute vacation this morning (I'm at work)!

Super pix!

Pain Freak · 08-07-2007, 06:06 AM

Thanks for taking the time to post the pix. I've been reading and hearing about this area for years. I've got to get out there. It does seem funny to see everything so green still. Obviously you like the high altitude rides. A lot over 11k. Wow!

I'm thinking of hitting this area in the first part of Oct, providing the weather holds as I'm told they can get early snow occasionally.

allison · 08-07-2007, 07:03 AM

Crested Butte is gorgeous. Hubby and I went last year. Looks like it was a bit more dry then when we were there!

I'd definitely go back in a heart beat.

Thanks for sharing!

foofighter · 08-07-2007, 07:20 AM

that's like my best dreams realized...thanks for sharing!

OMR · 08-07-2007, 07:35 AM

Thanks for sharing the pic of 401. You're right, I had forgotten how really beautiful this trail is. I remember thinking that someone had invented the perfect single track tool that created perfect single track where ever they wanted to go. I also remember thinking that I now understood what riding with the rythm gods meant.... I also remember thinking that I couldn't be in my lowest gear going over some of those 11,000 ft passes!

OMR

Endo Verendo · 08-07-2007, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shudder

Wow. GREENERY... what's that all about? O_o

Here's what I am used to seeing (Chesebro Canyon, Sept 2006)...

I can totally relate... Drove to Durango last month and on the climb out of Cortez and up into the forest I was in shock. It had been so long since my brain has seen anything green.

Nice pics... Love the 401 trail.

CalEpic · 08-08-2007, 08:41 PM

Beautiful pics. Thanks.

C

foofighter · 08-08-2007, 08:45 PM

these trails are the kind of trails that i can ride ALL day and not even notice because it's so beautiful

ShugaMama · 08-08-2007, 08:47 PM

I've skiied there, but have yet to make it on the bike. Will do it one day!!!

08-06-2007, 10:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
dstepper Over the Hill	Thanks for the pics. Want to get out there next year. Dean __________________ If I'm not lost or getting bushwacked, the trail was too easy. Prescott Valley Houses The Path

08-07-2007, 05:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
El Salt Team Fearless Descender	Ahhhh, was just there this past late June - for my second year. We did Fruita, CB, Telluride, and Durango. Your 401 shots are great. Isn't that just a fun trail? Not really techy, but oh so fun. And talk about the view! Thanks for the 2 minute vacation this morning (I'm at work)! Super pix! __________________ El Salt Team Fearless Descender - Since 1985 Recent Porn

08-07-2007, 06:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Pain Freak Charlie bit me	Thanks for taking the time to post the pix. I've been reading and hearing about this area for years. I've got to get out there. It does seem funny to see everything so green still. Obviously you like the high altitude rides. A lot over 11k. Wow! I'm thinking of hitting this area in the first part of Oct, providing the weather holds as I'm told they can get early snow occasionally. __________________ If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body—but rather a skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘Wow, what a ride!’ ” —anon.

08-07-2007, 07:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
allison Gone ridin'	Crested Butte is gorgeous. Hubby and I went last year. Looks like it was a bit more dry then when we were there! I'd definitely go back in a heart beat. Thanks for sharing! __________________

08-07-2007, 07:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
foofighter On the Mend	that's like my best dreams realized...thanks for sharing! __________________ Pho'd Up: " Heart Rate Monitor + Road miles = fast. Chasing Neil, and Chris (Sar Boats) = Faster." www.coverageispersonal.com

08-06-2007, 10:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
shudder dirt shucker	Wow. GREENERY... what's that all about? O_o Here's what I am used to seeing (Chesebro Canyon, Sept 2006)... Nice set of pics. I am very jealous.

08-06-2007, 10:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
llopez71 Member	yes, these pics are beautiful!

08-07-2007, 07:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
OMR	Thanks for sharing the pic of 401. You're right, I had forgotten how really beautiful this trail is. I remember thinking that someone had invented the perfect single track tool that created perfect single track where ever they wanted to go. I also remember thinking that I now understood what riding with the rythm gods meant.... I also remember thinking that I couldn't be in my lowest gear going over some of those 11,000 ft passes! OMR __________________ OMR .... An elder grasshopper of the Tribe The journey is the thing .... ride like it's your last one...

08-08-2007, 08:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
CalEpic STR Moderator	Beautiful pics. Thanks. C __________________ ShinKen: OOhhh helLSS YEsS!~!!! JoeTruth: As far as I'm concerned, I could really care less. Just ride your damn bike and STFU already

08-08-2007, 08:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
foofighter On the Mend	these trails are the kind of trails that i can ride ALL day and not even notice because it's so beautiful __________________ Pho'd Up: " Heart Rate Monitor + Road miles = fast. Chasing Neil, and Chris (Sar Boats) = Faster." www.coverageispersonal.com

08-08-2007, 08:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
ShugaMama Senior Member	I've skiied there, but have yet to make it on the bike. Will do it one day!!!

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