Looking out over the tiny town of Avon from 1/2 way up Beaver Creek
Let's see here... 20+ horses, 6ish deer, 3 beavers, 2 baby ponies, 1 fox and 1 baby elk. Who needs to go to the zoo?! Today I decided I needed to explore a new trail so I put the mountain bike in the back of my car (yay for cars!) and drove to the base of Beaver Creek (the sister ski resort to Vail and only 5 miles from my house). I found a trail map at the base and picked my route. It was an awesome day and my main motivation was to get as high (in elevation!) as possible so I could enjoy some sweet views. I ended up taking the route in the topo below and it ended up being a bike/hike :) I saw a ton of wildlife (thankfully no battle with a bear) and only 2 other people. The brutal thing about this ride is that it's all uphill followed by all downhill (nothing to mix it up along the way) so I definitely hopped off and walked (and took picts) a fair bit.
When I reached the top of the trail the views opened up and you could see for miles across to the Gore Range and another northern range that I've yet to learn the name of. It was exactly what I was looking for- SWEET VIEWS. But the views were even sweeter than I'd imagined because the higher peaks were all dusted with snow! AWESOME!!!
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