It was a beautiful day for riding the Alpine Loop. The weather ended up being in the low-80's and just a few fluffy clouds that came out towards the end of the ride. About 20 fellow cyclist came out to join me for the climb fest and it was a climb. From the start to the summit and over to Cascade Springs and back, it ended up being about 4300 feet of climbing within 40 cycling miles. It was a work out but the views all made it worth it~! Here's some pictures I took along the way...
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| The view at the first hair pin turn about 2/3 of the way up. |
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| About 1/4 mile before the Summit of the Alpine Loop. |
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| The Summit with the elevation-- 8060 ft! |
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| A pair of fellow cyclists almost to Summit; talk about sharing the road. These are narrow! |
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| The view of the road going towards Cascade Springs. |
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| Having Lunch at the overlook point near Cascade Springs. |
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| The AMAZING view while having lunch at the overlook point! |
Love the photos, don't you love it when your cycling buddies show up to share the pain. You all need red polka dot jerseys!
ReplyDeleteShelly,
ReplyDeleteThanks for you comment. Yeah, a great deal of them showed up but they turned around earlier than STUPID me. I should have followed their example. Live and learn, I guess! Might have to see about those jerseys, though.