Mountain Top Sunset

  

YouTube Channel:  Ethereal Calm Journeys

First of all...

I had blundered big time on my trike ride this evening.

Although it was a few degrees above freezing (approximately 35 F / 1.6 C)

when I left for my trike ride...

and although the air was crisp...

there was no real wind blowing...

just a light mountain breeze.

So...

I just wore my normal triking sweat pants...

and a light jacket over a t-shirt...

and I wore a balaclava since it was a bit chilly...

but I didn't take any gloves.

And so...

Bandi and I headed up the mountain to enjoy the sunset.

The clouds in the sky were nice.

I had arrived at the top only to find that the wind was gusting at 10-20 MPH 

(16 to 32 kilometers and hour).

The top of the mountain is over 10,000 ft in elevation (over 3000 meters)...

and the wind blows much more strongly up there

(I live at aproximately 9,650 ft - 2,941 meters).

The top of the mountain is above some of the lower clouds in the sky.

Bandi and I arrived about 30 minutes before sunset...

so I just sat on my trike and periodically took photos as the sun set.

After the colors faded...

it was time to go.

I had to keep my hands in my pockets until I took the photos...

but while riding...

my hands had to be out and on the controls.

I rigged my trike for night running

(forward headlights and rear red running lights)...

and Bandi and I then made our way back home.

It was far colder at the top than I had predicted...

and I had paid the price.

I could barely type this article at first...

as my hands were still frozen.

Even now...

over an hour after arriving at home...

my hands still feel puffy.

I will learn...

I should have prepared for colder weather.

Suffering is a great teacher in life.  :)

I am having the time of my life triking from home 

in the Colorado Rockies.

My whole triking system has performed very well.

My ICE  FF RS trike was made for these roads in all types of weather.

Starting late next month...

I will be hitting trails much farther from home...

but...

as a regular exercise route...

the roads all around my mountain are just perfect.

Another Trike Route Up My Mountain

  

Song (Cover):  Chevaliers De Sangreal

Original Composer / Performer:  Hans Zimmer

From You Tube Channel:  TwelveKeys Piano

Today...

I took Bandi on another mountain run as I rode my trike.

This time...

I took another route up to the top of the mountain.

I live on one of the ridge lines of the mountain.

Today I went down enough to go from my ridge line to an adjacent one...

and I took that up to the top of the mountain.

Today was another beautiful spring day.

The temperature was about 50 F (10 C)...

and there was this wonderful 10 MPH or so cool mountain breeze blowing the whole time.

I just took a left from my driveway...

and began my day's journey.

Where I live is perfect for triking or hiking.

There are hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads 

throughout my mountain community.

As most of the homes are used for vacation homes...

or are used for a future retirement home...

a car traveling on these roads is rare.

During my rides of several miles on these roads...

I have yet to meet a car.

I love it that whenever I feel like triking...

I just have to either go left from my driveway to go down the mountain...

or go right to go up the mountain.

I then have access to hundreds of kilometers of interconnected roads with beautiful views...

mountain breezes...

and nary a car.

The mountains near home are covered in Aspen groves...

which turn a brilliant yellow in Autumn.

As always...

I give Bandi plenty of rest stops along the way.

I am near the ridge line transition point here.

And...

we are going up another ridge line here.

Bandi loves taking bites out of the snow.

There was another road leading down from the ridge line...

but we continued on the road leading up to the top of the mountain.

We are near the top here.

We are at the top here.

Bandi eating more snow at one of her rest stops.

The cool mountain breeze felt so good as I looked out at the distant snow covered mountains.

From the top of the mountain...

we have to go down a little before going back up to mount my ridge line.

We are near the top of my ridge line here.

And we are headed down my ridge line to home.

We are near home here.

And...

we are home.

These stone steps lead to the house from near the junction of the lower and upper driveways.

My trike positioned in the garage...

ready for my next triking adventure.

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Triking here is not only incredibly convenient and such good exercise...

but it soothes the soul.

My ICE Full Fat RS is the perfect trike to ride on these mountain roads...

in all weather.

It handles snow and mud without a hitch...

as some of my best rides are in snow.

Although...

the Autumn rides when the Aspens are in full color

will prove to be nothing short of amazing.

Although I have driven these roads in my car in full Autumn splendor...

nothing beats triking to fully experience the outdoors.

It allows for full immersion of all of your senses at once...

and makes use of all of your peripheral vision without hindrance...

and as you breathe deeply the mountain air due to your peddling...

it is nothing short of delicious...

and not something you can experience by car.

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To all of my fellow senior citizens...

get a trike...

and hit the trails.

You will love it so much...

you will get your exercise regularly...

as you fill your soul with grand beauty.