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The Cerro Pelado fire - 7 miles east of us but not a serious threat here because the prevailing winds are to the east - continues to not be contained. Hwy 4, which is the route we would take to all the fun trailheads to the north has been shut-down. So the past couple of days we focused upon our art making and getting our presentation ready.
The sky wasn't smoky this morning. We feel like we are in a good place with our presentation so we packed up the bikes and drove up Hwy 4 to turn west on 126 right before 4 is closed to find a trail to San Antonio Hot Springs. The first bit is on private road and, right before getting on the trail we had to pass by a property with a sign saying "Trespassers will be shot and if you live you will be shot again" and a couple of loud dogs barking behind a fence.
The trail was mostly pretty easy with a few hike-a-bike uphills. It has been awhile since we have ridden in the Rocky Mountains and so we were cautious in a few places that we probably could have handled if we were in shape for this kind of riding. As we neared the hot springs Paul started having some minor symptoms of altitude sickness so we stayed for awhile and then headed back down the hill (over 8,000'). The clouds were starting to be threatening so it was a good idea anyway - it started sprinkling a bit when we got back to the truck. Felt great to be riding again.
The sky wasn't smoky this morning. We feel like we are in a good place with our presentation so we packed up the bikes and drove up Hwy 4 to turn west on 126 right before 4 is closed to find a trail to San Antonio Hot Springs. The first bit is on private road and, right before getting on the trail we had to pass by a property with a sign saying "Trespassers will be shot and if you live you will be shot again" and a couple of loud dogs barking behind a fence.
The trail was mostly pretty easy with a few hike-a-bike uphills. It has been awhile since we have ridden in the Rocky Mountains and so we were cautious in a few places that we probably could have handled if we were in shape for this kind of riding. As we neared the hot springs Paul started having some minor symptoms of altitude sickness so we stayed for awhile and then headed back down the hill (over 8,000'). The clouds were starting to be threatening so it was a good idea anyway - it started sprinkling a bit when we got back to the truck. Felt great to be riding again.