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Colorado Crested Butte: 6 Day

An action-packed adventure featuring Colorado's finest singletrack trails. Imagine an off-road getaway designed to fulfill the avid mountain biker's dream, with smooth singletrack trails through meadows of wildflowers, thrilling descents from the 'rooftop of the Rockies,' and fun and fast curves through forests of aspen. Embrace the Crested Butte Singletracker and experience the definitive off-road adventure, rated by Bicycling Magazine as one of the 50 Best Trips on our planet! Inn Highlights: Our medley of distinctive bed & breakfast inns includes the historic Leadville Country Inn, the picturesque Mount Elbert Lodge, and the Cristiana Guesthaus, featuring a sauna and outdoor jacuzzi. Camping Highlights: Our pristine backwoods camps are set near crystalline alpine lakes and streams in the shadow of Colorado's highest peaks. Round out the day casting a fishing line or exploring the nearby trails.

Difficulty: Intermediate and up

(If you ride consistently and are comfortably skilled both technically and athletically, or if you have experience racing off-road, you would do well on an intermediate to advanced tour. If you are athletically conditioned, but not technically inclined, you would also do well, provided you don't mind hike-a-biking a few technical spots! By operating with at least two professional guides on each tour, we can ensure plenty of challenges suitable for both intermediate and advanced riders.

Includes:

Roundtrip transportation from drive to rendezvous
All meals, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, and group kitchen
Group camp gear
Backcountry permits, licenses, park fees, and reservations
Minimum two tour leaders
Mobile first aid and mechanic station and a 4WD support vehicle.

2003 Trip Dates: July 20 - 25; July 27 - August 1; August 17 - 22

Inn Option: August 24 - 29

Price: $1095 camping

Price: $1895 Inn option

Bike Rental: additional

DAYS ITINERARY

Day 1 From our rendezvous in Vail, we head to the high country. Here, we take on an ideal introductory singletrack ride that hugs the reflective shores of Turquoise Lake. Tonight, we stay at the Leadville Country Inn, an exquisite 1893 Queen Anne Victorian Bed & Breakfast with a garden gazebo and hot tub.

Day 2 - 3 For the next two days, we'll cycle the most dramatic sections of the acclaimed 470 mile Colorado Trail. The scenery is stunning as we travel along the spine of the Continental Divide. More 14,000 foot peaks pack this area than anywhere in North America. Our second evening finds us enjoying the serene wilderness setting of Mt. Elbert Lodge, one of our favorite backcountry retreats. Then it's off to Crested Butte and the Christiana's Bed & Breakfast, our home for the next three nights. En route, we'll stop for a relaxing midday soak in a creekside natural hot spring.

Day 4 - 5 We explore the numerous bike trails that surround the small mountain community of Crested Butte, regarded by many as America's 'mountain bike capital. Nowhere in the Rockies will you find such a concentration of world-class rides without the crowds. Fields of brilliant wildflowers, lush alpine meadows and jagged peaks characterize each buffed singletrack we ride!

Day 6 Our final spin may be Colorado's finest single day biking adventure: weaving through knee-high wildflowers to a high alpine pass, then letting loose on a thrilling 3,000 foot descent through the narrows of a waterfall-filled river valley. Charged with excitement, you know you may never experience another adventure like the Crested Butte Singletracker. After a riverside lunch, we conclude our trip back in Denver.

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DAYS	ITINERARY

Day 1	From our rendezvous in Vail, we head to the high country. Here, we take on an ideal introductory singletrack ride that hugs the reflective shores of Turquoise Lake. Tonight, we stay at the Leadville Country Inn, an exquisite 1893 Queen Anne Victorian Bed & Breakfast with a garden gazebo and hot tub.

Day 2 - 3	For the next two days, we'll cycle the most dramatic sections of the acclaimed 470 mile Colorado Trail. The scenery is stunning as we travel along the spine of the Continental Divide. More 14,000 foot peaks pack this area than anywhere in North America. Our second evening finds us enjoying the serene wilderness setting of Mt. Elbert Lodge, one of our favorite backcountry retreats. Then it's off to Crested Butte and the Christiana's Bed & Breakfast, our home for the next three nights. En route, we'll stop for a relaxing midday soak in a creekside natural hot spring.

Day 4 - 5	We explore the numerous bike trails that surround the small mountain community of Crested Butte, regarded by many as America's 'mountain bike capital. Nowhere in the Rockies will you find such a concentration of world-class rides without the crowds. Fields of brilliant wildflowers, lush alpine meadows and jagged peaks characterize each buffed singletrack we ride!

Day 6	Our final spin may be Colorado's finest single day biking adventure: weaving through knee-high wildflowers to a high alpine pass, then letting loose on a thrilling 3,000 foot descent through the narrows of a waterfall-filled river valley. Charged with excitement, you know you may never experience another adventure like the Crested Butte Singletracker. After a riverside lunch, we conclude our trip back in Denver.