Jefferson Creek Campground

After finally wrapping up the first detour, we found ourselves back on trail. The portions of Segments 5 and 6 were a very welcome change, and were a lot of fun. We had some exhilarating rolling single track through groves of aspens, definitely the group favorite. [Post trip note - check out a video here: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Rm-UEF-hTSACTopHKC5j6Q]. The day's riding included our first foray into 5 digit altitude. Following the rejuvenating single track, we decided to stop at Jefferson Creek Campground for the night and leave the climbing up Georgia Pass (about 12,000 feet) for the morning. On the way over to the camp at Kenosha Pass, we met a couple from Fort Collins who kindly offered us some water, and a German couple who had just finished some mountain biking who also offered us water. We bumped into the through hiker on trail again, who we initially met not too far from our camp on the first day. He strolled into the campsite a few hours after we did. The camp host told us that there is a black bear who lives in the area; we figured as long as our food was hung in a tree it would be harder to get to than the food left in a cooler on a picnic table at the campsite across the path.

Brian and Matt bike up Segment 5

Brian rolling through the aspens

Stopping to chat with our through hiking trailmate

Location: Jefferson Creek Campground
Distance Covered: about 130 miles
Elevation: 10,000 feet

[Another post-ride note: This day was a great day for pictures, check out pictures 19-38 in the Picasa album for all of the day's photography]