4-Corners Mountain Bike Adventure Day 2
© Alan Davis
Day 2.
After breakfast we consulted our map and decided on riding the Broken Arrow Trail. This turned out to be an excellent choice and I think was one of the best rides of our trip. The terrain here is a wonderful mix of Moab-style slickrock and Southwestern forest. The trail had little overall elevation change with quick steep climbs up slickrock inclines followed by adrenaline charging drops into evergreen groves. Up and down and in and out, we went twisting our way around a 10-mile loop that just begged to be ridded hard and fast. Having a full suspension bike really seemed to help here, it isn't absolutely required, but it sure was nice to finish a rocky trail without getting too fatigued. This trail gets my vote for the most fun trail on the trip it was kind of like a 10-mile long BMX track. About the only thing I can complain about are the invading tourists who come by way of Pink Jeep Tours, an off-road Jeep-tour company that drives people around the local slickrock trails. They did stay off of the singletrack though, so I can't complain too much, and I was told the company donates lots of time and money to local trail maintenance programs, which is always appreciated.
As good as the ridding here was, our heads were still filled with dreams of single tracking through Aspen forests. So as we drove through town, noting the abundance of tourists causing a small traffic jam in the downtown area, we just kept on rolling. This time we headed Northeast through the Four Corners area to Cortez, and then finally Durango Colorado.
We rolled into town late Saturday night without any idea of where to camp, but luckily the Animas City Rock climbing gym was just barely still open and we were able to get all the info we needed to find the Junction Creek Campsite. It was late and the day had been long, so we found an empty sight and bivied under the giant pines hoping not to be awakened by clouds looming above.
To Be Continued...... Day 3 comes out on May 25
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