9.16.09 An homage to Mary

After a few re-enactments of the CPI2009 (Coleman Propane Incident of 2009) in the morning we drive down the road 20 minutes to the Mary's Loop Trailhead. We got an early start because of the pending desert heat. This area for riding is in a word; vast. Once high up you can almost see all the trails which is hard to do at most locations. The trail is on the edge of the Colorado River and is set on both sides and on top of a sprawling mesa. We were having a great ride we decided to do other loops including Mack Ridge which offers great views and then Moore Fun Trail which was just more really difficult climbing. This was a great ride all in all that went by fast. We were surprised when we check the time and realized we'd spent 6 hours and did 20 miles over challenging terrain in the desert. By the end there were a lot of riders out there. The downhills were less fast but what they lacked in speed they more than made up for it in techy decents with tight switchbacks. Good times. We hit 'downtown' Fruita for some food and then a Grand Junction Barnes and Noble for some blog time. Giddeup.