Colorado amazes me. The number of “destinations” is abundant. Everywhere you look there are mountains to climb, trails to hike, and trails to bike. There is no end to it.
The destination for this past Saturday was American Lakes which is located within the not so creatively named State Park called “State Forest“. State Forest is just north of Rocky Mountain National Park and just west of Fort Collins but we had yet to visit that whole general area, so Saturday morning we got up early, put the bikes on the Durango and headed north and then west along the Poudre river. The drive up through the canyon was incredibly scenic and the views only got better the further up the canyon we went. This trend stayed with us as we got on the bikes and started climbing up towards the American Lakes and Thunder Pass. When we got to and above tree limit, the breathtaking views were all around.
Colorado!
More pictures here.