Fw: Nov. 5: Help fund bike trails in Summit County

Have to think about biking year round.  I am in Arizona still riding and hiking, waiting for the snow base to build up.

Ski safe!

John Bowyer

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Subject: Nov. 5:  Help fund bike trails in Summit County

Dear John,   Want to improve bike trails in Summit County?   On Tuesday Nov. 5, residents will vote on Measure 1B – an initiative that would renew the current property tax rate and continue to allocate revenue to Summit County Open Space. This department manages the acquisition and maintenance of open space, natural areas and trails where residents and visitors can bike ride.   Summit County maintains approximately 45 miles of natural surface trails and 40 miles of dirt roads; and manages more than 100 trailheads and local trail portals that connect to a diverse trail system throughout the county.    This measure will not result in increased property taxes for residents and is predicted to generate $2.5 million for Summit County Open Space.    Polls close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. Cast your vote at any of these locations: Breckenridge - Old County Courthouse Frisco - Community and Senior Center Silverthorne - Silverthorne Pavilion Stay up to date on this measure by using our ballot tracker. Together we can make bike riding better! — The PeopleForBikes team   PeopleForBikes P.O. Box 2359 Boulder, CO 80306   update your profile   © 2019 PeopleForBikes. All rights reserved.

Bike Ride September 30

Hello Summit Bikers,

Next weeks ride, September 30, will be the Green Mountain Reservoir. The start of the ride is at the intersection of Route 9 and Heeney Road, approximately 20 miles north of Silverthorne (If you can see the reserviour you have driven too far.).  The relax group will start at 10 am and others at 10:30.  As our numbers have dwindle as we move into fall and this is an out and back ride there will only be one sweep, starting with the 10:30 group. Most of the parking is on route 9 at the intersection with Heeney Road. Be careful crossing route 9 as it is a busy road. Heeney Road is not very busy but it is a road with some traffic and people are encouraged to ride single file near the shoulder.  

Afterwords, we will have a picnic at North Pond in Silverthorne. North Pond is across from the elementary school at the corner of Hamilton Creek Road and Route 9. Please bring something to share with your friends, whatever you want to drink and sandwich.  We will not have a grill this week. Be sure to wear name tags, especially at the picnic.

This will be my last ride for the 2019 season.  It has been a pleasure coordinating the rides this year.  Hopefully if the weather holds out others will step up to lead rides over the next few weeks.

Ride Safe!

John Bowyer

Fw: Ride September 23 (NOTE TIME CHANGE)

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Subject: Ride September 23 (NOTE TIME CHANGE)

Hello Summit Bikers,

 

The ride September 23 is to Ute Pass. There will be two starting points; North Pond in Silverthorne starting at 9:45 am (faster group perhaps with pace line) or from the bottom of Ute Pass road at 10:30 am (where Ute Pass intersects Route 9).  I plan to leave from Silverthorne, so if I am not at the bottom of Ute Pass at that start go without me.  Ute Pass Road is North of Silverthorne about 7 miles past North Pond.

Please be at either location at the specified times ready to ride with your name tags.  A picnic lunch will follow around 12:30 at North Pond Park.  Please bring something to share as well as your drink and a sandwich.  The grill, however, will not be set up.

Hope to see you there.

Ride Safe,

John Bowyer

Monday Summit Biking Ride for September 23rd

The Monday, Sept 23,2019 ride up Ute Pass, will start at either the North Pond Park by the Silverthorne Elementary School at 9:15 AM or Ute Pass Road & HWY 9 at 10 AM.  Please be at either location at the specified times ready to ride with your name tags.  A picnic lunch will follow at North Pond Park.  Please bring something to share.  The grill, however, will not be set up.

Monday Sept 16th Ride

Our September 16 ride, has several options, including Guanella Pass, Loveland Ski Area or Idaho Springs (all starting from the Georgetown Visitors Center).  Be ready to ride at 10 AM or 9:30 AM (if you want more time to complete the ride) from next to the Georgetown Visitor Center along Argentine Road (take exit 228 off I 70).  Parking is available along Argentine Road. The Visitor Center asked us not to use their parking lot.  There will be no grills . Bring a sandwich and a drink for after  as well as a dish to share with your friends.  In addition, please bring and wear name tags. The picnic will start around 12:15.  

If the weather does not look good for Monday I will send out an email, late Sunday.

Sept 9th Ride

Hi Summit Bikers,

John Bowyer will be out of the County for the next several weeks. In his absence, I will be organizing the next  two Monday 

rides. That being said, the schedule calls for us to head to Vail in order to do Battle Mountain on Sept 9th

(there is no ride this Monday). Given the fact that the long range weather forecast  for the 9th is iffy,

  I'm proposing that we stay on this side of the divide and do a ride from Frisco to Vail Pass.

Let's park in the lot on the west end of Main Street in Frisco. There will be two start times, 9:30 (led by Eric Erslev), and 10AM

for those who wish to ride longer and/or faster. The prescribed ride is 28.5 miles in length with 1800 feet of climbing.

Head out of the parking lot and head up the rec path to Vail Pass, continue over the pass to the gate near Black

Lake, turn around and head back to Frisco, with a short detour behind the gas station taking the rec path spur toward 

Fremont Pass. If you haven't been on that section of the path this year you can observe two of the more spectacular

avalanche shoots that slid this winter. As always feel free to modify the ride in any way that you desire. The after ride picnic (there will be a grill)

will be at the Stoller's house in Frisco, a short distance form the parking lot. I will hand out precise directions as to how to get there

and where to park at the beginning of the rides (9:30 and 10AM). 

As usual bring something to eat and something to share as well as a chair if you have one. An added attraction this week will be a Peach

Cream pie compliments of the now infamous "Pie Man," Stephan Horlak.

See you all on the 9th,

Norm Stoller

Important Information for September Bike Rides (PLEASE READ)

Hello Summit Bikers,

For those that did not read there are two start times this week 9:30 for those who are slower and 10 for the rest of the group.  Be sure to print out the directions I had in the last email.  I did say to to cross Route nine  on two separate lines.  Only cross Route 9 once riding East on Tiger Road.  Near the end of the ride as you finish the Highlands section you do cross Route 9.  Any one with a serious problem can call me at 970 393 2190.

There will be no ride on Labor Day, September 2.  I will be out of the country for a few weeks after this but others have agreed to step up and coordinate the rides.  Please give them the same disrespect I have come to expect and love.

Hope to see everyone there.  Ride safe and have fun!!

John Bowyer

August 26 Bike Ride

Our August 26 ride takes place from the South end of Breckenridge Recreational Center.  This ride offers us a chance to see the work on restoring the Swan River and the Highlands area of Breckenridge.  Please print the directions below and bring them.  New this week we will try two start times.  Those riders that expect to need more time ( the slower group) should plan to start at 9:30 and others will start at 10.  The system of starting early has been going on for some time and this will give us a chance to formalize it.  Roberta Dakan will start the 9:30 riders and I will be there for the 10 am group.  Please bring a sandwich, something to share and your drink.  I think the ride should be about 2 hours, thus plan for the picnic to start at 11:45 to noon.

Park at far end (South) of Breckenridge Rec Center

Start on Bike Path go left

Cross Hwy 9 at Revett Drive (Tiger Run RV) Be careful here!!

Cross Hwy 9 at light at Tiger Road

Ride to end of Tiger Road and make U turn 

Turn left on Gold Run Road

Turn Right on Fairways Drive

Turn Right on Glenn Eagle Loop

Turn Right on Fairways Drive

Turn Left on Highlands Drive

Continue on Highlands Drive to Rt 9

Cross Rout 9 Turn Right on Bike Path

Return to Start

I have heard about a couple of bike accidents recently involving experienced cyclist.  It is easy to loose your concentration but the consequences can be painful, so be careful.

Ride Safe and have fun!!

John Bowyer

Bike Ride August 19

Thirty Five for one of the toughest rides of the year was a great number, although we only had about 12 at the picnic.  

Next week, August 19, we will ride to either Montezuma, A-Basin or Loveland Pass.  We will meet at the Dillon Amphitheater, ready to ride at 9:30 am.  There will not be a grill so plan to bring a sandwich, as well as a dish to share.  As always bring whatever you want to drink.  

I suggest avoiding the rec path through Keystone as things are very busy.   The suggested way is to turn right on Elk Drive going through the fence to Keystone Ranch Road and going left through the River Run Area of Keystone to Montezuma Road and to Montezuma (Those biking to A Basin or beyond can rejoin route 6 at River Run).  Please do not gather on the road at the end of Montezuma Road.  Those planning to ride to Montezuma should include a ride out to Keystone Ranch.  To do this addition pass the fence and continue on Keystone Ranch Road to the end.  Return to the fence and ride back to the start.  The goal is to get back to the picnic around noon.

Depending on where the work is taking place on route 6 we may not be doing that route, since the last update I read talked about shuttling bikers around the work zone.

Thanks to those wearing name tags.  I forgot mine this week, but will try next week.

Ride Safe!

John

Friday, August 9 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

Stephan and Polly are still away, however we will be meeting at the bench, East end of the dam tomorrow at 10 am to circle the lake before picking up lunch at the farmer's market in Dillon.  Hope to see you there.

John Bowyer

August 12 Bike Ride

Hello Summit Bikers;

August 12, next Monday we are meeting at the Dillon Amphitheater Parking Lot at 9:30 and will challenge the hills of Silverthorne.  There may seem to be too many turns but most of them are easy to follow once you riding the route. The recpath does go by the outlets (watch for walkers) and the route does cross Route 9 twice so caution is advised. Please print this out and have for the ride. If lost ride downhill as the recpath is along the Blue River.

Dillon Amphitheater – Start

Go toward the dam

Stay on Silverthorne path

to N. Pond

Rt End of Path (Allegra Dr)

Rt at stop sign (Hamilton Cr Rd)

Ride to top

Lt on Lakeview Circle

Complete Lakeview Circle turn

Lt at bottom of Circle 
(continuation of Hamilton Cr Road)

Rt on Bald Eagle

Cross Rt 9 to Golden Eagle

Lt on Falcon Dr.

Lt on Golden Eagle

Lt on Two Cabins

Rt on Arnica Ln

Lt on Currant Way (easy to miss)

Lt on Hunters Knob Rd

St on Maryland Creek Trail (to Summit Sky)

At T Lt on Maryland Creek Road

Lt on Maryland Creek Lane

Rt on Rt 9

Lt at N. Pond

Rt on Allegra Dr.

Lt on Recpath

Return to Start

Picnic start 11:45 or so

An alternative route is to ride down the Dam and through Silverthorne to North Pond (end of the recpath) and return, riding the dam to Frisco and returning around 11:45.

Please bring something to share with all your friends as well as a sandwich and drink.

Ride safe and have fun!

John Bowyer

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August 5 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

 

Next Monday, August 5 we will once again venture outside Summit County to East Vail.  The ride will be from Big Horn Park, starting at 10 am.  Plan to bring a dish to share, your sandwich and a drink.  For those who would like to car pool meet at the west end of Frisco at the parking lot at 9 am.  Carpools are recommended as parking is tight.  Multiple rides are available from Big Horn, including West Vail Pass and the Gore Trail trough Vail and onto Minturn or Edwards.  The picnic will start around noon.  If the chance of rain is high I will put out an email Sunday evening.

Directions to Big Horn Park: Go West to exit 180 in East Vail. Get off on the right and turn left going under I-70 on Bighorn Road. Go right on Streamside Circle. Stay on Streamside Circle and turn right on Meadow Drive. Bighorn Park is on the left ahead.

Remember the tourist are in town (West Vail also gets many downhill riders), slow down and do not cut corners.  Use hand signals and let others verbally know where you are.

Ride safe and have fun!

Fw: Photos from Today's group road ride

Michael Margolis joined us for today's ride and took the attached pictures.  Thanks Mike for sharing these.

John 

July 29 Bike Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

Next week's ride, July 29, is either to Copper or Vail Pass starting at the Dillon Amphitheater parking lot.   A picnic will follow around noon, so plan to be back by then.  We will not have a grill but bring something to eat and a dish to share with your friends, as well as what you would like to drink.  Remember to bring those name tags and mingle with others at the picnic.  We all get into long conversations with close friends and forget that new people are left out.

Our annual meeting will follow the ride starting at 12:30.  Lets have the same enthusiasm we saw at this weeks ice cream social. 

Be cautious riding Vail Pass as there are many downhill people taking the shuttles up.  In addition, use hand signals, and keep others informed when passing. 

Ride safe and have fun!

John Bowyer

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July 22 Ride

Hello Summit Bikers,

 

The ride around Turquoise Lake was outstanding with about 50 riders.  I suspect we will have even more riders for this week.

 

The ride July 22 is to Ute Pass. There will be two starting points; North Pond in Silverthorne starting at 8:45 am (A group riders -- faster group perhaps with pace line) or from the bottom of Ute Pass road at 9:30 am (where Ute Pass intersects Route 9).  I plan to leave from Silverthorne, so if I am not at the bottom of Ute Pass at that start go without me.

 

The reward for the trip will be a picnic hosted by Bob and Jay Gilson in Hamilton Creek, Silverthorne. They will have a propane grill available for those who want to cook. As usual, bring something to eat and something to share with your friends as well as your drink. As a special treat, Bob intends to make some ice cream which will go as far as it goes, since he never knows how many people will be there.  So far we have never run out, but the crowd does keep getting larger.  To not interfere with the ice cream frenzy that normally happens we have decided to delay the annual meeting until the following week.  

Below are the details from Bob:

I plan to make some ice cream for the Ute Pass post-ride picnic at our house next Monday, 7/22. I expect to have plenty, but you just never know who the professional ice cream eaters are out there. The picnic will be on our deck and in the house, so please leave your bike shoes off at the porch, since we don't really have a lawn, and the view is prettier from the deck anyway. We have about 6-8 deck chairs and about the same inside. The deck rail is 2x8 flat, so it makes a good rest for a glass or dish.

 

From the Silverthorne Elementary School, which is on Hamilton Creek Road, drive/ride 1.3 miles up Hamilton Creek Road, then turn right onto Crescent Moon Trail. We're the 4th house on the left and the address is: 0137 Crescent Moon Trail. For those of you who know Roger and Sue Paluska, they live in the first house on the left of the same road.

We give extra points for those who ride up to the house, but if you're driving, we have room for some 8-10 cars to park just beyond our driveway in a cul-de-sac; plus you can park along one side of the road to allow others from the few houses beyond us to get past. About 6 can park in our driveway, but you'll have to back down to get out. If you're concerned, just carpool up from the elementary school. Or... this is where the extra points for riding up the hill come into play.

Bob's home phone is: 262-6123 if any questions or problems. His cell phone is: (405) 210-6222 if you're calling while we are on the ride.  

Recently you may have notice an item being sold on Summit Biking other than a biking item.  The person has been contacted and since they repeated the offence may be removed from using Summit Biking.  Our policy is to allow only biking related items so members are not inundated with junk.  Most of the time members respect this rule. 

 

Ride safe

 

John Bowyer