Saturday Sept 27: Bear Creek Trail to Dinosaur Ridge

58 miles
I forgot my camera so no pictures, which is too bad because this is the most beautiful ride. I left a little after 11am, cuz I can't get started before 11 for some reason. I rode down the platte trail, took the right fork to get onto the bear creek trail, rode out to Bear Creek Lake State Park, climbed to the top of the enormous Mt Carbon, was scowled at up top of said mountain by some suburban biker whom I said "Hi!" to at a water fountain. (Was the scowl the result of my vintage bike with puffy foam handlebars or the fact that I filled up my water bottle instead of using a disposable cup like him? We'll never know. I get very few nods or hello's in BCL state park, seems snobbier and alienatinger than any other trail, shit on C470 west, everyone I met was friendly and that even farther west into the burbs!)

Then I took S. Rooney Road up to Alameda Parkway which rides up and around Dinosaur Ridge. I took the time to look around Dinosaur ridge. The views up there are amazing and there are actual dinosaur foot prints on the rocks. Yes, next time I will remember the camera.

Then came back the same way. I'm still trying to learn to shift my friction shifters on the new old bike, but other than that a gorgeous ride. Also the bike seems to smooth over a lot the bumbity bumps.