Colorado Archives - Footloose Cycling https://footloosetravelguides.com/category/colorado/ The Joy of Riding a Bicycle: Explore the World at Your Own Pace Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:47:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 182634245 Lookout Mountain vs. Mont Ventoux: Two Climbs, Two Worlds of Cycling https://footloosetravelguides.com/lookout-mountain-vs-mont-ventoux-two-climbs-two-worlds-of-cycling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lookout-mountain-vs-mont-ventoux-two-climbs-two-worlds-of-cycling https://footloosetravelguides.com/lookout-mountain-vs-mont-ventoux-two-climbs-two-worlds-of-cycling/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:46:46 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=6689 For cyclists, mountains are more than just roads carved into rock; they’re tests of grit, beauty, and sometimes survival. Two climbs that capture very different…

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]]> https://footloosetravelguides.com/lookout-mountain-vs-mont-ventoux-two-climbs-two-worlds-of-cycling/feed/ 0 6689 Merry Christmas from Mount Evans – Summit Lake https://footloosetravelguides.com/merry-christmas-from-the-top-of-the-rocky-mountains-colorado/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=merry-christmas-from-the-top-of-the-rocky-mountains-colorado https://footloosetravelguides.com/merry-christmas-from-the-top-of-the-rocky-mountains-colorado/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:48:26 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=3794 Merry Christmas greetings from Mount Evans – Summit Lake – not quite the very top of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, but at just under 13,000…

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]]> https://footloosetravelguides.com/merry-christmas-from-the-top-of-the-rocky-mountains-colorado/feed/ 0 3794 Into Thin Air https://footloosetravelguides.com/into-thin-air/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-thin-air https://footloosetravelguides.com/into-thin-air/#respond Sat, 07 Oct 2023 16:30:45 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=3554 For fifteen years, I lived just below St. Mary’s Glacier, Colorado, at 11,000 feet (3,360 meters) above sea level. There were about fifty permanent residents…

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]]> https://footloosetravelguides.com/into-thin-air/feed/ 0 3554 A ride to Red Rocks Park Amphitheater https://footloosetravelguides.com/a-ride-to-red-rocks-park-amphitheatre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-ride-to-red-rocks-park-amphitheatre https://footloosetravelguides.com/a-ride-to-red-rocks-park-amphitheatre/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:15:40 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=3474 A staple ride in Denver Metro for the avid cyclist crowd. Cycling up to the Red Rock Park Amphitheater offers impressive natural beauty and sweeping…

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