IntrepidXJ's Adventure Weblog

Since I wasn’t planning on going anywhere with the Jeep today, I decided to get up early and head over to the Kokopelli bike trails near Loma to check out a popular trail named Rustler’s Loop. It was a great 3.5 mile loop with excellent views over Horsethief Canyon and the Colorado River. Here’s a few pictures from along the way….

Sun coming up over the Grand Valley

Nice overlook over the Colorado. The trail follows the edge of the bench below

It was a great way to start the day! Now it’s time to get some yard work done around the house….

After work I decided to head out on my first mountain bike ride of the season. I ended up heading to the Spanish Trail and Gunnison Bluffs area and rode one of the loops. Here’s a few photos from my ride…

At the trailhead with my new, but temporary bike rack. The spare tire bike rack I had on my XJ would not fit on the JK.

Gunnison River below

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What a great day! Amanda and I woke up early this morning and headed over to McDonald Creek for a little hiking. This is a nice easy hike that starts out near Castle Rocks and then heads down to the Colorado River.

There are also some pictographs along the canyon.

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I decided to take my bike out for a short ride on the Gunnison Bluffs trail that is only a few miles from home. Amanda and I hiked part of this trail last spring, so I knew it would be relative mild to test out my bike off-road.

Start of the trail, headed towards the Gunnison

Grand Mesa in the background

Gunnison River below

Here’s a little something for both my Jeep and my bike! I have been planning on getting a rack for my bike that will work with the spare tire carrier on my Jeep (so I can go exploring on my Jeep and bike in the same trip). I know my friend Alex in Albuquerque had some pictures of his Jeep with a similar setup, so I asked him about it. He told me that it was just collecting dust in his garage since he moved his spare tire inside the Jeep, so he offered it to me at a good price. I took him up on the offer, and it showed up yesterday. Looks like it will work great for me.

The rack is very easy to quickly install and take off, and keeps my bike high up off the ground, so I shouldn’t have any issues with it back there while I am exploring up to moderate trails.

After adding the new accessories to my bike, I headed out for a ride on the Colorado River Trail. It was a nice sunny day and the temperature was somewhere above 50 degrees. Here’s a few pictures…

Stopped near the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge

Unpaved portion of the trail

Grand Mesa in the distance

The rest of my birthday presents showed up, along with a few items I also ordered for myself…

Overall shot taken today….added the Sette quick release fenders, water bottle holders and the small pack up by the handlebars (great for holding my camera).

I also added a mount for my Garmin Oregon GPS

There is also a Crank Brothers multi tool and a spare 29″ tube in the pack under my seat now, too

Took my bike for a short trip to Eagle Rim Park today in order to test out my new bike computer, which seems to be working well.

As some of you may have known, my birthday was last Wednesday. Amanda got me a few new accessories for my bike, and I got around to installing them today.

Seat pack

Bike computer (speed/odometer/temperature/etc)

Overall picture

Amanda also got me a tire patch kit that is in the seat bag, plus there are a few other items that are still on order

Took my new bike for it’s first real ride today. I started out from my house and went to Eagle Rim Park where I crossed the river and jumped on the Colorado River Trail and looped around back home.

Here’s a few pics from my resting spot along the trail