Comments on: The Line http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/2010/06/the-line/ Frank Konsella's Backcountry Skiing and Biking Blog Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/2010/06/the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Frank Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:08:33 +0000 http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/?p=1248#comment-517 Sorry about the big 'W' eating up a lot of your favorite trails. We lucked out here and didn't lose too much in the latest FS travel plan. Sounds like you need to do a roadtrip this way sometime to ride some new trail ;) Either way, I think I'm on the same page as you as far as trying to do a few different things this summer, especially easy scrambling/climbing routes like Wham ridge on Vestal and the Blanca-Little Bear traverse. What I really want to do is hang glide, but that's a lot of work to get certified to fly off Crested Butte, and a lot of money, and I hate the logistics part of it (running shuttle between the LZ and the take-off, for example.) That will always be the beauty of the bike, get on it and ride... Sorry about the big ‘W’ eating up a lot of your favorite trails. We lucked out here and didn’t lose too much in the latest FS travel plan. Sounds like you need to do a roadtrip this way sometime to ride some new trail ;) Either way, I think I’m on the same page as you as far as trying to do a few different things this summer, especially easy scrambling/climbing routes like Wham ridge on Vestal and the Blanca-Little Bear traverse.

What I really want to do is hang glide, but that’s a lot of work to get certified to fly off Crested Butte, and a lot of money, and I hate the logistics part of it (running shuttle between the LZ and the take-off, for example.) That will always be the beauty of the bike, get on it and ride…

]]> By: tony s. http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/2010/06/the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-516 tony s. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:57:40 +0000 http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/?p=1248#comment-516 ^^^I'm getting to that same point here, and all the other cool stuff in the region will be off limits for some almost Wilderness designation or another. I don't have much hope in new trails going over well either, unless they are built in horsefly country down low and out of the precious "rock and ice" we need to "protect" from bike tires. My goal instead is to do more hiking, camping, peak bagging and fishing this summer. I feel like I've been too focused for too many seasons on the bike and it's getting stale. It's hard to stray though, the flow is so addicting and it keeps you sharp. ^^^I’m getting to that same point here, and all the other cool stuff in the region will be off limits for some almost Wilderness designation or another. I don’t have much hope in new trails going over well either, unless they are built in horsefly country down low and out of the precious “rock and ice” we need to “protect” from bike tires. My goal instead is to do more hiking, camping, peak bagging and fishing this summer. I feel like I’ve been too focused for too many seasons on the bike and it’s getting stale. It’s hard to stray though, the flow is so addicting and it keeps you sharp.

]]> By: Frank http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/2010/06/the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Frank Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:10:04 +0000 http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/?p=1248#comment-515 I'm glad you understood what I was trying to convey, Barrows! The hit list does keep growing, doesn't it? I'm already daydreaming and scheming of a way to go back to South America this fall, I'm not feeling fulfilled this year. Really good point on biking and having some goals. A few years back I did 24 hours in the Sage (solo), and that summer was probably one of my better riding summers. I came up with all sorts of crazy link-ups that lasted all day in order to train for the race. That really helped with the motivation. The other issue I'm having this year is that the local hit list on the bike is pretty tapped out. After 13 summers in Crested Butte, I've ridden most of the obscure rides once or twice and the standard classics 50 or even 100 times. Lots and lots of riding here, but still... I’m glad you understood what I was trying to convey, Barrows! The hit list does keep growing, doesn’t it? I’m already daydreaming and scheming of a way to go back to South America this fall, I’m not feeling fulfilled this year.

Really good point on biking and having some goals. A few years back I did 24 hours in the Sage (solo), and that summer was probably one of my better riding summers. I came up with all sorts of crazy link-ups that lasted all day in order to train for the race. That really helped with the motivation.

The other issue I’m having this year is that the local hit list on the bike is pretty tapped out. After 13 summers in Crested Butte, I’ve ridden most of the obscure rides once or twice and the standard classics 50 or even 100 times. Lots and lots of riding here, but still…

]]> By: Barrows http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/2010/06/the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Barrows Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:55:08 +0000 http://14erskiers.com/franksblog/?p=1248#comment-511 Frank: I understand what you are saying, and riding the MTB will never equal backcountry snowboarding for me (I regrettably just put storage wax on my split, as the recent warm temps have really made getting out in the snow too disagreeable for me), but-I usually can come up with ways to be creative with mountainbiking, although not in the same sense as new descents. I like to set up long ride goals, linking prime sections of trail, and training to do these rides in the most fun way possible. Like, Kokopelli from Fruita to Moab in two days, doing the LPS-Porcupine finish. Or Colorado trail from Molas Pass to Durango in a day-I am sure you get the idea. This season I will be lining up for the CB classic, hopefully with adequate miles under me to finish comfortably this time. I guess I am saying, while I am sad that my boarding season is over-I also look forward to planning some interesting MTB adventures. But you are still right-The Line rules, and I look forward to next season with great anticipation, even now, as every year my hit list seems to grow longer rather than shorter. Frank: I understand what you are saying, and riding the MTB will never equal backcountry snowboarding for me (I regrettably just put storage wax on my split, as the recent warm temps have really made getting out in the snow too disagreeable for me), but-I usually can come up with ways to be creative with mountainbiking, although not in the same sense as new descents.
I like to set up long ride goals, linking prime sections of trail, and training to do these rides in the most fun way possible. Like, Kokopelli from Fruita to Moab in two days, doing the LPS-Porcupine finish. Or Colorado trail from Molas Pass to Durango in a day-I am sure you get the idea. This season I will be lining up for the CB classic, hopefully with adequate miles under me to finish comfortably this time. I guess I am saying, while I am sad that my boarding season is over-I also look forward to planning some interesting MTB adventures.
But you are still right-The Line rules, and I look forward to next season with great anticipation, even now, as every year my hit list seems to grow longer rather than shorter.

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