For most of us in Grand Junction, there's no such thing as a "Free Lunch." Why? Because, for our purposes today, Free Lunch refers to an extremely challenging mountain bike trail on Little Park Road. This video footage is probably the only way any of us are ever going to see this trail
Would you like to spend five days cycling from Fruita, Colorado, to Moab, Utah, on the Kokopelli Trail? Me neither. Fortunately, two guys made the trip and were kind enough to video their adventures.
April 20 (a.k.a. marijuana's official holiday, because 4/20) lands on a Wednesday this year. And while it's obviously a big day for stoners, that doesn't mean non-stoners can't celebrate it.
Everybody knows what a mess I-70 travel has been since the rockslide that closed the highway for several days, but, along with all of the travel hassles for motorists has been the affect on bikers who like to do the scenic ride along the river.
Have you tried the bike lanes running down 12th Street along the Colorado Mesa University campus? These lanes create a unique path for cyclists, while leaving the sidewalks free for pedestrians. Would you use your bike more for around-town transportation if Grand Junction incorporated more lanes such as this?
Here is an old joke by legendary comedian George Carlin about the only reason he watches auto racing. "I'm waiting for some accidents, man. I want to see some cars on fire!"
The same could be said about cycling, although you will not find any fires burning when bikes collide with each other...