Day 9: Colorado Springs

Today was good and frustrating. We started out on Ute Valley trails. The riding was good, but we had to stop every 5 minutes to check that we were on the correct trail. And the signage was horrible. By the end we were on a black diamond trail that I had to walk and Gary was frustrated. There were good views, but it would have been nice to ride for a while before needing to stop!

From there we went back to Trinity for brunch. That was amazing! 😍 The sausage was outstanding! And they had a really good pickle beer...yes, you read that correctly!

Then it was on to Palmer Park trails for some afternoon riding. These trails were ok. The Greencrest Trail was good. Nice and smooth. But then we got to Palmer Point Trail and it got really rocky. I had to walk, but then we got back on to some good riding with the Grandview Trail. We stopped and saw Pike's Peak. Someone gave us some ideas for places to ride. We have already ridden most of them. ☺️ Then we got stuck in the circle of death, also known as the Kinnikinnick Trail. Every time we came to an intersection all the signs pointed in all directions to Kinnikinnick! 😵‍💫 Obviously we got lost. And Gary got frustrated again. Somehow we found our way out, and then it was back to the hotel for a shower and a nap! 🛌

Once we were refreshed, we went to Local Relic to try their beer. They were gross as the best description. Then it was on to Cogstone for dinner. This place has too many good beers as well! 🍻 We ended up getting a few to go. My suitcase is starting to fill up! 🫣 And they had a "hamburger pizza". We got it and it was really good! We stopped at Rizuto's for ice cream. They had gelato too! Gary got a sundae and I got watermelon gelato and cappuccino ice cream. 😋

To work off some of that ice cream, we went to the Garden of the Gods and walked the loop. There were a lot of deer and some crossed the path so close to me I could have touched them!! 🦌

Then it was time to head back and get some sleep.Read more