DEN - South Valley Mtn Bike Ride

After catching up on paperwork all weekend (taxes, expense reports, canoe guide schedule upcoming), Sarabeth and I rode the first mountain bike ride of the season at South Valley Trail in Littleton, CO. It was a great day, about 58 degrees and sunny here in Colorado.
The ride was modified a bit, due to the Elk Migration (which closed part of the park). We rode about 8 miles and enjoyed the weather!

History Lesson: South Valley's rock spires and outcroppings of Fountain and Lyons formations provided critical shelter for early native Americans and creates a beautiful and dramatic back-ground for all of us who visit the park today. For over 10,000 years, hunter-gatherers migrated through the Front Range area, wintering in the Hogback Valley of Southeastern Jefferson County. There is evidence that South Valley was occupied by hunter-gatherers 7,500 years before the Pyramids of Egypt were built!