The Wide Open Prairie
by Mitchell Sprinsky on Jun.23, 2007, under Uncategorized
A sizeable group arrives and it's off to the prairie.
The first trail starts out as a runway, but quickly changes to doubletrack and singletrack in locations.
It's getting hot on a very exposed trail, until we round a corner and head up a hill to an unusual resting place beneath the trees.
We take a break beneath the shade with views of the town of Palmer Lake and Pikes Peak.
After completing the loop, it's onto the Spruce Run Open Space,
Did you ever get the feeling you've seen something before? The Sound of Music on a bicycle.
This trail is all singletrack. Yes, it's not technical and not even a big altitude gain. Why does it always have to be a 2000' climb? This just brings back memories of riding through the cornfields in Maryland.
Not to keep everything too smooth, there is a short four mile loop along a ridge that rises from the prairie. It actually has a few rocky sections and some hard switchbacks.
And a great lookout spot!
Then it's back down to the prairie and some very fast singletrack back to the car.
Most of the group poses for the "I am hot and you are making me take a photo" shot.
Did I mention it was hot? The last two miles of this trail are back uphill in exposed sun and 93F!
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