We spent a lovely weekend camping with friends and family in Buena Vista. Did I mention that I love Buena Vista? There is a sign as you enter Chaffee County that says "Now this is Colorado" and it truly is. The Collegiate Peaks, the Arkansas river, and the wide open spaces. It was so beautiful. We stayed at the Ruby Mountain Campground right on the Arkansas. The river was running very high and fast so we were extremely careful to keep the kids away from the water. That was a bummer, but the river was very fun to look at and listen to. We spent Saturday visiting Cottonwood Lake where we took the kids fishing - we scared them all away with six noisy kids. Only two small trout were silly enough to stick around and get caught on our line.
On Sunday morning, Jason and I broke away for an early morning ride. We didn't want to be gone too long because my mom and stepdad were watching the kids. So we drove to the bottom of West Main in Bueny and parked our car at the local park. We started our ascent at 7am. There is a nice 4 mile warm up with a very gradual incline. By mile 5 (near Cottonwood Hot Springs) the road begins to go up. The scenery is so beautiful - you hardly notice that your legs are pushing. Rainbow Lake Resort is off to the left around mile 8 - breathtaking. At mile 12, when you go through the gate that closes the pass for the winter, the road really gets serious. Unfortunately, we only had time to climb for about another mile before we needed to turn back. A little disappointing because it just seemed to get better and better and I am sure the view from the top is magnificent. But we are really looking forward to making it to there with our friends the Coe's and the De La Paz's this weekend as we all head to BV for fourth of July.
Overall the ride was wonderful. It was a nice little appetizer.
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