Who knew there was mountain biking in Miami Beach. This was our third visit to Oleta State Park in North Miami Beach. The park touts over 15 miles of trail from green to black with most being blue. A lot of the blacks were not open and looked to be in an area where there was some groundwork happening. We rented full suspension Stumpjumpers and covered about 10 miles. The trails were plenty rooty with a few rocks here and there. The only climbing amounted to a bunch of quick

First rainy day in 40 days. So, no riding today just a Costco run while Erin was working. And did not see much of Louisville, just passed through the downtown. Costco did have some great buys on wine! We were staying at a hotel on the west side of Louisville in Indiana and this was a walking/biking bridge across the Ohio River to Kentucky, I was going to take to get to some trails. Not today! On to Charleston WVa. #mtbblog #travelblog #marriott #bonvoy #westernroadtrip #selfs

Today was a workday for Erin and since we have a 7-hour drive to our next stop in Kansas, I decided to do a ride close by again. It was only 11 min to the trailhead. The ride was fairly easy but did have 3,200ft of climbing in 16 miles. Snowy peaks in the background. It was in the '60s at the top and around 80 at the end of the ride at the bottom. The ride started near the town of Morrison I could see the Red Rocks park from the top. Remains of Walker's home at the top who ha

Today for our last ride in Colorado we took a 30 min ride up the mountain to a town called Evergreen. The ride ended up being 13 miles with 2,000 ft of climbing and offered great vistas at the top. There were again a lot of riders and hikers out enjoying the trails. Many big rocks again. The climbs were good with switchbacks. Erin was feeding chipmunks at the top. Tomorrow Erin is going to work and then a long drive through Kansas. Chasing the ebike Rain coming in the distanc

Today we decided to take the gondola up to the top of Vail Mountain to ride the cross country trail, Grand Traverse. The temperature at the bottom was in the 60's and at the top, at 11,200 ft it was 55. To warm up we did a downhill run down Big Mamba. Very long and many many turns and jumps. Then on to Grand Traverse. It was uphill from the top but most of the climb it felt very level but the lack of air made it seem much worse. Then we turned around to ride it back and found

Today we planned a ride from our hotel to the North Trail. The ride was about 13 miles with the bike path back and 2,000 ft of climbing, The ride offered great views of Vail Mountain. We took it easy since I had a broken spoke that needed to be fixed. There were many switchbacks up and down throughout the route. Tomorrow we plan to ride the lift up Vail and do multiple downhill runs. #vail #mtbblog #mountainbikeblog #northtrailvail #bonvoy #marriott #mtbtravel #mtbtrip

Today was a high mountain ride starting at 8,000 ft headed to almost 10,000. The air is a tad thin climbing up the top of the mountain. Heidi and Mark joined us for an epic adventure. We ended up with 30 miles and 3,500 ft of climbing. At the top of the mountain. The work was done and the rest of the ride was a blast. This trail was a 2 mile smooth flowy downhill. We saw hang-gliders and hikers along the way. Everyone was having fun in the aspens. #mtbblog #aspen #mountainbik

After checking out of our hotel in Grand Junction we headed out for a ride at the 18 road trails. I selected a route that took us up the mountain 2 times and allowed for a good sampling of the trails. This was probably our least favorite area in Fruita that we rode. It was still very fun and worth doing. The soil here was different and not as sandy. It had ruts and holes from horses in some areas. After finishing we drove 1.5 hours to Moab and had a late lunch. Had a little p

Today we rode trails near Grand Junction. I was planning on riding 23 but ended up with 17. The temperature was 75 at the start but ended up in the low 90's at the end. Heidi and Mark met up with a local and had a guided tour. The trail system was massive and you could ride all day. The cave was pretty cool and I did figure out it went all the way through and came out on the other side. Tomorrow we are riding flowy trails before heading to Moab Ut. #mtbblog #bonvoy #lunchloop

Today's ride was from our hotel in Virgin Ut. It was a couple of miles to the trailhead and a 24-mile ride for a total of 28 with about 2,000ft of climbing. We started early but it got hot fast! We finished by noon and headed to the room for lunch and then to the pool. #mtbblog #mountainbikeblog #vacationblog #jemtrail #virginutah #moxiecycling #wickedgirl #bonvoy

Today we rode from the hotel to the trails. We did a loop that I had never done or at least remembered from the last trip here many moons ago. A lot of big formations in every shape and size. We saw some jeep tours riding up the sides of some of the massive rock. We did both of these trails leading around 2 buttes. The sky was a little overcast in the am which kept the temperature in the '80s. But after lunch, it shot up to 100 again with full sun. We did find the vortex at O

We had another early start but drove to the trailhead about 25 minutes north of our hotel. It was a 2 part ride with the first being a 10-mile loop around a butte. After that, we took a trail 2 miles downhill to Oak Creek for a nice cool down before heading downtown for an outside patio lunch. With the temperature heading for 100 in the afternoon, it's best to be done by noon. The trails are well marked everywhere. Everyone was having fun! #mtbblog #travelblog #mountainbikebl

Today was our first ride with our friends Mark and Heidi. We picked a good one with 20 miles and 3,300ft of climbing. The trail followed a creek a good portion of the trail. The climb was 10 miles with an average grade of 7%. But the descent was well worth all the effort. We made our contribution to the teepee. It was a tad chilly at the top before our downhill blast. The trails were in perfect shape. Everyone happy at the top at 10,300ft after climbing 3300ft. Time for the f

After the 4 hour drive, we just did a local trail network near town for about 12 miles. The bike park was cool and we finished with a downhill. Excited that our friends will be joining us soon on the trip. We did not waste any time leaving Amarillo as it did not appear to offer too much other than the Cadillac Ranch along Rt 40 on the way out of town where there are 10 are buried Cadillacs hood first in dry Texan soil. And the cool temp Also, so many wind turbines along the w

After a 10 min drive in the car downtown to the trailhead, I started out with a lot of downhill with many features. Today's ride was more like a giant bike park with so many little drops and gaps and also very big drops and gaps. I did have to cut the ride a little short because of a thunderstorm but still was able to get in almost 13 miles with 1,100ft of climbing. Most of the trails all had some options with a more technical line There definitely were some pretty scary sect

We started at the Hub bike shop to get some recommended rides for our 3-day visit. We proceeded to the trailhead and started our ride. After a short pedal up a dirt road, we came to some single track that was not part of the original plan but we took it anyway. This was probably a mistake as we ended up doing a lot of hike a bike but the vistas at the top were spectacular. There was a fantastic downhill to the finish that made up for all the work #mtbblog #mtbtrip #bonvoy #bl

After a 5 hour drive, we arrived at our hotel in Brevard and after checking in we set out to ride in Dupont. There was waterfall after waterfall with great flowy single track in between. Tomorrow we will set out to explore the Pisgah forest. #floydsofleadville #relaxandrecover Costco dinner with thai chicken over noodles with smoked salmon with boursin for $5 per serving #selfsufficient #mtbblog #mountainbikeblog #travelideas #dupontstateforest #bonvoy #marriott #traveladvis