Two Peaks, One Day–Want To Go?
The Concours on Mount Evans in 2011 when I did the piece for Accelerate.
I emailed the OFMC asking if anyone wanted to accompany me on this ride I’m planning but got little response. Only Friggs was interested but even he would only have been in for half. I ride alone a lot but this time I’m thinking I’d enjoy company. Want to go for a ride?
What I’m thinking is what I call the “Tale of Two Mountains” ride. Go up to the top of Mount Evans and then back down and south to Pikes Peak, then up to the top there. Two peaks in one day. I think it sounds like fun.
My thinking also includes trying to sell an article about it to some magazine, though I’m not sure who just yet. I sold an article about just Mount Evans to Kawasaki’s Accelerate magazine three years ago so I don’t think they’ll be interested. And Rider magazine had a piece by someone else just recently about riding up Pikes Peak, so I don’t think there will be interest there either. But I have some other publications in mind that I want to explore.
So here’s the deal. If you’re interested in joining me, send me an email at that address in the upper right corner. Let me know what day(s) of the week work for you and whether that would be this week, next week, whatever. My preference would be to go on a weekday because there will be fewer people but I understand that some people have day jobs. When I see who, if anyone, expresses an interest, I’ll try to get something solid.
And by the way, if anyone has solid information about the Mount Evans road being open, please let me know. This article says the opening of the road has been delayed this year but it was supposed to finally open in late July. Well, it’s mid August now so I assume it’s open but haven’t been able to find anything definitive. Thanks.
Biker Quote for Today
A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call at any minute to report that her child had just driven a motorcycle through the gymnasium.
Tags: Mount Evans, Pikes Peak
August 17th, 2015 at 11:37 pm
That would be a really fun ride! I rode Pikes Peak the weekend of the Hill Climb Race and it was a zoo, but I and my passenger still had a great time and it was a trip neither her or nor I will forget.
Mount Evans has been opened for a couple weeks, according to this CDOT post: https://www.codot.gov/news/2015-news-releases/08-2015/mount-evans-road-opens-today. I planned to ride Mount Evans the Sunday after it opened but some bad fuel derailed my plans in Central City after spending Saturday doing the Walden Loop and the Peak to Peak Highway on the way to Mount Evans.
I’m considering riding from Nebraska to ride Mount Evans this coming Saturday. My plans are up in the air, but if it works out I’d be interested in doing that portion of your ride.
August 20th, 2015 at 12:50 pm
Let me know if you’re definitely coming. I have one other person who expressed interest and I’ll see if that day works for him.
September 3rd, 2015 at 5:05 pm
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