January 6, 2025- Last of December and the first ride in 2025, the winter is coming on strong! :(

 Happy New Year, as usual the Blog is behind, but we have had lots of chilly, windy and snowy weather! So here are the last rides of 2024 and the first ride of 2025! And away we go!

December 28, the day was a bit iffy, so we decided to just get in a short ride and headed up to the Vincent Street Bridge via the Pikes Peak Greenway and a little bit of the Cottonwood Creek Trails. Instead of turning left over the bridge to continue on CCT, we took the uphill trail to the right that gets you on the Vincent Frontage Road and over to the Dublin Blvd/Nevada Ave Pathway. We headed to the Nevada Ave portion down to the Cracked Trail (Old asphalt trail) over to the University Village Colorado Center to head to Panera Bread for much needed Hot Tea and our brown bag lunch! From there, headed south on the PPG, Fontanero St. bike lane to the Mesa Spring Greenway to head to Monument Valley Park.

Chilly Ride, time for a hot tea and lunch!

Heading South on the Pikes Peak Greenway heading to the Mesa Springs Greenway

Ending the Video at Monument Valley Park

December 29, finally a really nice day so we headed to Manitou Springs. The usual route via the Pikes Peak and the Cascade St. bike lane over to the Midland Trail. Got to the Creek Walk trail in Manitou Springs, through Fields and Schryver Parks to the end of the concrete, at Mayfield Street, turned around and headed back. Always enjoy this ride, we stopped at Starbucks at 30th and Colorado Ave for a hot tea. Headed back to the storage unit, tucked in the trikes and took the slow 1.2 mile walk back to the apartment.

Heading west on the "Singing Blvd" on the way to the Chachras St. bike lane to America the Beautiful Park. (Olympic/Paralympic Museum in the back 

ground) The light poles have speakers and always play music!

Heading down under the Adams Crossing Bridge on the Midland Trail into Manitou Springs

January 3, 2025, we decided to head east to the Templeton or T-Gap trail. Heading up to the bridge that crosses over the drainage canal and hooks up with the Flintridge Road bike lane up to Academy Blvd. Day was warm enough in the sun for a iced tea at McDonalds. This one has little tables outside in the sunshine. Ate our brown bag lunch and drank our tea then headed back west on the Flintridge Road bike lane back to the T-Gap Trail. heading south then west all the way to the Pikes Peak Greenway. North on the PPG up to University Village Colorado Center outdoor eating area for our late afternoon Think Bar snack! Temps started dropping and breeze coming on stronger, headed back to the T-Gap over to the Cascade St. bike lane over to the storage unit. 

Lot's of cold, gray, windy and a bit of snow since then and for the near future. Who knows when winter will back off a bit and let us ride again! 2025 isn't being very friendly so there's going to be more "Indoor than Outdoor Rides" for the New Year, RATS! Till next time, "HAPPPY TRAIL'S".