[mikesee]

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Winter has not yet arrived.</div>
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Late fall has, and it's close enough.  Need to acclimate to <i>this</i> first.</div>
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Muted, low angle light with lots of contrast will always make me smile, camera in hand or not.</div>
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Jeny always makes me smile.</div>
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Focused.</div>
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Fresh digging.  Or maybe scraping.</div>
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<i>Just</i> enough tech to keep us engaged.</div>
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Great little Sunday jaunt on the bikes.</div>
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[Phinias]

Just beautiful..... little jelly here, we are socked in with snow. Time to hit the slopes on tooth picks.

 

[teleken]

Another great post with top notch pictures- thanks!

 

[CraigCreekRider]

Nice! Thanks for posting:thumbsup:

 

[H0WL]

Awesome as ever and thanks for some almost winter trail stoke.

It's been getting down into the low 30s at night here in central Texas and we're all in a dither about what to wear & really, is it too cold to ride? So, great inspiration to see you guys out on the trails with a bit o' snow.

Looks like the Fruita/Grand Junction area, but names(s) of trails(s)? Is there some brand new trail in there?

Pics of Jeny rocking the tech with determination & joy is always a great inspiration to me to just try harder and have more fun doing it.

 

[cyclelicious]

-10c here ... this post warmed me up. Gorgeous pics and good tech riding, wish I was there.

 

[jkad]

good post

fantastic pics! :thumbsup:

 

[mikesee]

Is there some brand new trail in there?

Palisade Rim trail(s), on the east end of the valley.

 

[JayTee]

Dude...awesome photography!

 

[jncarpenter]

Palisade Rim trail(s), on the east end of the valley.

A great ride; close-by!
Do you prefer the upper loop counter-clockwise?

Fantastic Pics!

 

[mikesee]

Do you prefer the upper loop counter-clockwise?

No preference as yet. You?

 

[jncarpenter]

It flows well both ways, but I think I prefer clockwise.

 

[giantbikeboy]

6th pic, perfect form.

 

[radair]

Always nice to get a little desert fix as the temp drops into the teens here. Excellent photos. And subject matter.

 

[Refriger-Raider]

Nice photos.

 

[smmokan]

It flows well both ways, but I think I prefer clockwise.

I'm with you... CCW seemed to be 75% "climbing" (I use that term loosely since it's not steep), I definitely prefer CW on both loops.

I can't believe how empty and underrated Palisade Rim is- in terms of views and flowy singletrack, it's right up there with the Loma/Kokopelli trails. I guess it's overlooked because it isn't in a trail network like the other Fruita and GJ trails.