New MTB Trail Thru Waldo Burn 28Oct16

OMG it's still 72°! Kala and I explored the Waldo burn area above Blodgett Open Space yesterday. We found trails I did not know existed. There's a nice wide ridgeline above "the barn" (actually its an RF transparent antennae housing) off W Woodman which we accessed hiking from nearer our house. Steep but excellent. It runs right through a stark Waldo Fire burn area and then up a still running creek (rare in the fall) to a waterfall. My realization was that it might be bikeable. So, today I took the now trusty Broadaxe (the trail was serpentine and steep but not technical) and did ride it a couple miles up. I think this is mostly undiscovered but a guy did follow me when he saw me near the start of the trail - he'd never been there either. Definitely cool... it's narrow and steep (for me anyway @ 900ft over 1.5 miles) with tight switchbacks and side hills but it's smooth and rideable and made of crushed decaying granite. I didn't get as far as Kala and I had hiked (which would've been another ~.5mile) due to timing. While not long, the climb and view from up there are amazing... I can see north past Monument and south past Cheyenne. Who knew? Oh yeah - I also want to shout out to Point6 - a smartwool-like merino sock company from Steamboat - I wore them today. Kala and I discovered them at a Keystone festival and bought some socks - I bought more online as they are excellent - every bit as good as SmartWool but from CO baby!