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Reaching Gashouse, the climb begins. Will I be able to handle the sustained grind?

So far, so good. The grind is slow, but I'll staying on the bike. Except for the temptation of gold against blue.

Eventually my SS climb lands at Baldy trail. Now, that wasn't so bad! It's great to be on the SS again. I've missed it.

Then it's time for some hamster spinning downhill!

And of course, some more gold on blue.

And some more pea stone singletrack back to 543.

GPS Stuff:

Saturday was work day. The condo was cold last night. I should have brought the small tent.

The tools of the trade…

The work team leaders get some last minute instruction.

After splitting into groups, I choose the group lead by Bill Manning who is the managing director of the Colorado Trail foundation.

Todd, a fellow mountain bike patroller is a man with a mission. Two handed MacCloud!

So today a team of about 120 were rerouting a little over a mile of trail that was not built sustainable. The old trail was reclaimed and you'd never know it was there. The new trail was built with the latest trail techniques to allow to runoff and multi-use traffic. Although the majority of the people working today were mountain bikers, this trail was originally conceived and built by hikers. It's just another example of users coming together for a greater cause. But where were the equestrians?

OK, now lets get this straight. The next pictures show what some people would believe to be sanitization. However, let's keep in mind that this particular section of the CT is smooth. The other trails in Buffalo Creek that connect with the CT offer plenty of technical challenges. Having one or two "obstacle" spaced far apart does not serve any purpose, especially on a multi-use trail. This was the subject of a few heated debates during our work.

As if I didn't inflict enough pain on my body swinging a Pulaski, I figured I'd ride the new section of trail when I got back to camp. So up the green mountain loop I go.

However, I ended up getting lost and missing the CT intersection. So I ended up going down Tramway, a loose rocky downhill and back up 543.

The poker run on Sunday was well received. It was not a fund raiser, just a thank you to those who helped. We had enough donated swag that everyone who participated won something. Riders had the choice of 10, 24, or 38 miles. A few of us did the 10 miler to get back in time for card selection. Video of that ride, including the new trail section will be posted on my Website.