Aspen Trail

Well the forecast for today was pretty miserable and there was rain on the radar in just about every direction except a bit to the north of us. As the clouds lifted off the mountains we could see it had snowed up there. We were debating on whether to ride at all but since howie did have this Aspen trail on his spreadsheet and it was in the area that it was not raining and it was on the low side, not getting above 7000 feet we decided to give it a go. We drove the few miles down towards Driggs then cut towards the mountains just before town. The ride starts up a creek canyon but works its way back out and follows a contour more or less about 600 feet or so above the valley floor. We knew it was not going to be a particularly scenic trail so howie left the big camera at home and we made due with my little guy. The space in the packs were taken up with foul weather gear including rain pants incase the skies let loose on us. The mountains in back are pretty washed out but those are all storm clouds above it. You can also see the circular nature of the planting patterns that correspond with the rotating sprinklers. For having had so much rain, the trail was in great shape, only a couple of soft spots. There were a few small rock gardens to keep things interesting and just a lot of fun to ride. It was only 10 miles but it was certainly better than nothing. We started the ride at about 44 degrees and finished at the same temperature. We went through Driggs on the way back, its a bit bigger than Victor, it actually has a red light, not just a blinking yellow. We stopped in at an outdoor store as well as a bike shop that were open, and howie found another ride map that he didn't have.