Bergen Peak Goodness
by Mitchell Sprinsky on Jun.04, 2007, under Uncategorized
Up Elk Meadows and midway point of the climb. It gets steeper from this point forward.
I like this trail and most of the stuff in Evergreen. It kind of reminds me of the Poconos trails in northern PA.
One of the many switchback re-dos. It was a good training and skill day.
Just before the nasty steep climb to the top the group stops for the "isn't it great to be in the rockies" poseur pic.
The nasty climbing stuff.
Keith, violating Stu's rule of thumb, "Trust the rocks, not the roots".
Stu, living up to his preachings.
Final push to the top of Bergen Peak and the views that follow.
Weather starting moving in as we headed down the mountain. The downhill always seems more worth the while when you earn it. Thunder started shaking the ground as we reached the parking lot. I don't think we could have timed it better.
I shot some video of the ride which is coming soon.
Here's a link to the GPS data. Yes, we were pathetically slow, but who cares?
