I've probably written something like this before, but Hall Ranch has to be one of the nicest parks in the world. I'm not sure exactly what is about it; maybe it's the big sky views, open meadows, exposed rocks, and scrubby pines; maybe it's the fun flowing trails; it's probably both; but it's just great. That said we've had a couple of failed rides at Hall Ranch. Once we started up the Antelope trail with the full four of scaq, but Abbey was coming down with a cold, and it seemed that the exertion of the climb hit her like an asteroid. She was miserable, so we just stopped and went home. And last year Quinn took a hard fall coming down the smooth trails through the valley and seriously sprained his wrist.
Here's a link to that story.
My favorite way to ride Hall Ranch is to start in the city of Lyons, CO, and ride up the road to enter the park on the Antelope Trail, then ride out and around the Nelson Loop at the north end of the park, come down the rocky Bitterbrush Trail, and roll back into Lyons from the south.
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This time it was just Quinn and me. We did several rides with just the two of us this year since Abbey has been busy being a drum major in the Cherry Creek High School Marching Band. It was a great ride; the Heckler seems to be working out really well for Quinn, and this trail was just the sort of thing it's made for. Here are some pics from the ride:
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