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michaelf went for a bike ride.
2 days ago
Sunny bike rides in January are not a rarity on this side of the mountains. But this year is extreme. Since two days ago, the Colorado (river) Basin officially has the lowest snowpack since records have been kept. -Another warm January ride around Denver.
07:11
141km
19.7km/h
900m
900m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
6 days ago
another day oay of record warmth - but it's still cool enough
05:51
110km
18.9km/h
920m
920m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
December 31, 2025
I had hidden away an old Kodak E-Z Pic camera from 2005 in a remote corner of my camping truck for photographic emergencies - emergencies like this one - and i just found it. This was the first affordable digital camera i was aware of with a very long focal length zoom lens.
06:29
121km
18.7km/h
1,230m
1,230m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
December 25, 2025
camera broken - no pictures
06:10
117km
18.9km/h
980m
980m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
December 19, 2025
The strange route of overlapping loops is explained like this: I rode to the start of the DBTC group ride from home, did that ride with them (followed by a very enjoyable social lunch break that lasted most of the rest of the sunlight), followed by a ride home, where I finally got to try out my new helmet light for the last hour.
06:20
129km
20.3km/h
960m
960m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
December 14, 2025
I knew i would do something with that horse-picture after i took it. I didn't know what yet. But i had 40 more miles to figure it out. -- Taking Christmas themed pictures around here always ends up looking more appropriate for Halloween.
04:58
97.1km
19.6km/h
560m
560m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
December 11, 2025
I thought this would be a christmas photo (more likely pseudo-christmas) photo ride into Denver. But i ended up only taking a single photo.
04:59
85.5km
17.2km/h
610m
620m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
December 8, 2025
Moderately strong downslope winds made for a slow ride back. I have to say "moderately" to leave enough room on the upper end for the real downslope winds in the spring. But i'm not complaining. That's what made the snow melt in a couple of days. -partially unpaved. -first time on the short trail to Henderson Hill in RMtnA .NWR. That wasn't there, last time i was. The only part of the route i would not recommend is the way around the east side of the wildlife area. The northern end of Gun Club road has turned into suburban nightmare. There must be a better way to connect to Sand Creek Trail.
05:29
95.9km
17.5km/h
550m
550m
michaelf went for a bike ride.
December 2, 2025
the day before the first real snow: paved bike trails, suburban streets and single track trail on Green Mtn - slow return due to a leaky rear tube. More often than not, it takes about a week for it to melt completely.
06:07
97.4km
15.9km/h
1,120m
1,120m
An overview of the Green Mountain area: cyclepass.com/t_p_Green_Mtn_u.html
Hi...
Nice ride, even without pictures.
Merry Christmas...👋
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