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Thread: Palisade gets its own Enchilada!
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07-28-2021, 01:04 PM #126
Zero sense?
Ok front ranger. You guys keep orange vests in your Enduro outfit rotation?
I'm guessing it coincides with rifle season. Grand Mesa is used for hunting and fishing WAY more than cycling. Safety first, plus they bring more money to the community as well so they get priority.
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07-28-2021, 01:08 PM #127
First rifle is 10/16, I was thinking that it could be due to the hunting season too, as archery runs through the 30th.
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07-28-2021, 01:11 PM #128
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07-28-2021, 06:00 PM #129
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07-28-2021, 06:11 PM #130
Yeah, I'm curious as well. I don't think closing mountain bike trails during hunting is very common.
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07-28-2021, 06:19 PM #131
I've never heard of a closure related to hunting other than wildfire and calving.
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07-28-2021, 07:20 PM #132
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07-29-2021, 10:08 PM #133
I bike in my orange vest during the season.
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07-29-2021, 10:21 PM #134
I've got a bright orange jersey.
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07-30-2021, 12:42 AM #135
I put a pumpkin nrs'd on my seat.
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08-05-2021, 07:55 PM #136
I rode the whole thing the other day as well, last comment above kinda sums up my thoughts. I liked it overall, but the plunge seemed to drag on forever. It wasn't just grade reversals, there were plenty of small ones which were fine. But lots of spots where you had to climb a while. Normally not an issue but in full sun exposure and 90f it really wore me down.
Honestly I probably liked the riding up top best, 12 miles or so of fairly flowy meadow riding and cool temps. Then below shirt tail point some nice techy switch backs. But then it gets tough with lots of short steep rooty climbs in the trees. Once those rocks poke out of the dirt more it's going to give lots of riders fits. And the rocks don't let up on the descent. I think that will pose more problems for riders as the trail wears in than loose edges or exposure. I had to wait some days due to storms and the trail seemed pretty nicely packed for the most part. I walked a couple tech sections as they were covered in loose moondust. The others weren't too bad. Had to skip the bottom most portion which was apparently covered in loose boulders and mud following recent storms. Just skipped over to the rim trail for final descent.
Would I ride it again.? Yes, but if doing it during hot temps I'd start at like 2pm so temps would be dropping as I hit the descent, and finish at sunset.
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10-05-2021, 07:25 AM #137Registered User
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Am I correct in assuming the shuttle route to the top trailhead is entirely paved?
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10-05-2021, 07:45 AM #138
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10-05-2021, 09:55 AM #139
When are you going?
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10-05-2021, 11:38 AM #140Registered User
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10-05-2021, 11:39 AM #141
The top is flat XC ride but the leaves have been great
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10-05-2021, 12:17 PM #142
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10-05-2021, 03:30 PM #143
Just saw a post on a local FB conditions group that the top is straight peanut butter currently.
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10-05-2021, 03:34 PM #144
Friends rode it Saturday, said the top was frozen Paris-Moobaix teeth jarring cattle footprints, and people were bailing at the last access point. The next two+ miles were wheel stopping peanut butter, and the last bit was superhero traction. He said he would have never ridden it if he knew how bad the mud was.
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10-05-2021, 03:39 PM #145Registered User
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The mud up there is so bad, the Indians drew petroglyphs about it. YMMV has never been more accurate.
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06-12-2022, 06:31 AM #146Registered User
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Sad news, a guy from CO Springs, riding alone, ran out of water and died. Make sure to carry lots of water.
Article recommends 10L, which seems like a lot, but I guess it would have been good for this guy. How would you even carry that much water? 2.5 gallons?
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06-12-2022, 07:14 AM #147retired ed
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^COPMOBA should put a water cache somewhere along that trail
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06-12-2022, 07:38 AM #148Registered User
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06-12-2022, 08:13 AM #149retired ed
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^Agreed, the onus is definitely on the user to be prepared and take heed of the recs/warnings in the trail description. Even the good samaritans were out of water. SAR has been busy so far this spring and summer.
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06-13-2022, 02:56 PM #150Registered User
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Vibes to the friends and family to the dead mountain biker, but I think people can be self-reliant and we don't need to drop water/food/supplies for people along a trail especially one that short. What happened to leave no trace? What happens when you plan for water to be at a "cache" and its empty? Just plan better.
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