These are good early season rides - open and in the sun so the snow was melted. Click to see a larger version.
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Boreas Pass road is across from Breck ski area and offers views of the town and area as you climb. |
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The road is an old railbed - about 11 miles of 2% grade in your middle chain ring to get the legs hummin. A beauty day. |
| In the fall, the road is paved in gold. |
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Bakers Tank. |
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Boreas Pass - the destination |
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At the pass, there is a winter hut made from the old buildings. |
| Dang pinnas are everywhere - time to Photoshop a fix to this. (This sign was "Ken's Cabin" above one of the buildings). |
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I have never noticed that before. Hmmmm... I wonder where that goes?!?!?! |
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Nobody had better be following me, this is my trail! |
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SCORE!! |
| The next day, I took a jaunt up to the Sally Barber mine - another middle chain ring dirt road ascent ... |
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... and Juanita's trail on the descent. |
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All photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 800 camera by Mike Saemisch at saemisch@mac.com. Visit the Saemisch Family Home Page.