Category Archives: Motorcycling

Elephant Ridge Trail – Montrose Adobes

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

If your Internet connection supports it, I really suggest watching this at 720p. Part of Elephant Ridge Trail, from the north heading south. I used my GoPro HD Hero2 to capture the footage and CyberLink PowerDirector to assemble the video. … Continue reading →

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Ouray County Road 4 Scenic Video

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Billy Creek State Wildlife Area opened to the public on May 1st and will remain open until Dec 31st. Two county roads near my home go into the area and it’s one of my favorite rides. Here’s about 90 seconds … Continue reading →

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GoPro HD Hero2 First Video: Diversions along Lower Powerline Road

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Woohoo! My birthday present is a GoPro HD Hero2 helmet-mounted camera. Needless to say, it was mounted on my helmet even before I left Highland Cycles of Montrose, CO. What you see here is the first (successful) video, taken last … Continue reading →

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Peach Valley Open and Offers Great Riding

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Just a quick note that Peach Valley, outside Olathe, CO, is very much open for business. I was up there Saturday and had a blast! And…I have a new GoPro Hero2 camera, so look for videos to come!

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Powerline Roads, Glenn’s Road are mostly open

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Over the past couple days, I checked out some of my favorite roads, very near to where I live. Glenn’s Road is open to the point where you can see a great view of Montrose to the north. Upper Powerline … Continue reading →

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Montrose Adobes to Peach Valley: Road Now Open

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Below is a rather big GPS map showing that the road from the Montrose Adobes to the Peach Valley area is open. There used to be a rather large “in-holding,” meaning private land surrounded by BLM. The main road travels … Continue reading →

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Montrose, Colorado, Free Riding Area

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

It’s snowing today. Too bad. Yesterday it sure wasn’t. In fact, Montrose (Colorado) sported temps of 70 degrees! And the adobe formations north of Montrose were dry! What’s that mean? Go riding! So I trailered my Yamaha XT-250 up to … Continue reading →

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Hill Climbing in the Montrose Flattop Free Riding Area – Wild Stuff!

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I took this video yesterday while dirt riding in the free riding area north of Flattop, which is north of Montrose. Access to the Flattop free riding area is via 6530 Road.

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The Old Railroad Road Bed – New Section I Haven’t Seen Before

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

For most of the distance between Montrose and Colona (Colorado), the old Denver and Rio Grande Railroad right of way runs straight and true just to the west of US Hwy 550. The line was built in 1887, upgraded to … Continue reading →

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Power Line Roads Still Muddy

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

With temps well into the 60s, it was time to unlimber the Yamaha XT-250 and head for the hills! With a bit of aid from the Blazer’s battery, it started right up. I had to top off the tire pressure … Continue reading →

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