White Ranch to Golden Gate and back

White Ranch to Golden Gate has been bugging me for over a year now. To bad I had to cut it short due a failed rear brake. That's the Mountain Lion, Maverick and Belcher Hill descents with a front brake only, sketchy, I'd say so.

No pictures of the climb up White Ranch, its a well known fact on the Front Range, it hurts but the top could not be resisted.



Drew Hill Road, The connector between White Ranch and Golden Gate...I was hurting to keep it in the middle ring climbing back up this 20% plus beast.



Mountain Lion Trail in Golden Gate Canyon...looks to be some recent underbrush fire clearing



I just had to see City of Lights Ridge...it was pretty much a hike a bike to the top





Least the view was worth and the descent



The old homestead



The climb up Mountain Lion



and the snowy descent off the backside



It went on for a bit which meant some cold creek crossings and postholing up to my knees through rotten snow



But eventually the snow ended and whats life without a little adventure?



I stopped to get some learning before Drew Hill Road took its best shot of me



Where the Ranches had barns nicer then most folks homes



and I ended my day thinking I need to bleed