Winter is finally here, with colder temperatures and a bit of snow. I managed to get out for my second bike ride in the White Mountains of the winter, and my first ride over 5 hours since the snow has come. It was a wonderful day to be on the bike…
The trails in the Whites are a bit rough, but passable. It should be ok skiing, though a bit thin. The biking was pretty good!
I was surprised to see lots of fat bike tracks and a single set of smaller tires – looks like snow biking just keeps going up in popularity!
The first 6 miles of trail were packed hard, and the riding was fast. Just after Lee’s cabin the trail got a fair bit softer, but the riding was still pretty nice…
I seemed to have the place to myself, with only a small bird and a couple of raven’s interrupting the solitude.
I continued on to Moose Creek cabin, ducked into the cabin to check things out, then turned around and headed back to the parking lot.
A couple of miles before the parking lot Denali came out, backlit by the setting sun. A wonderful way to end a day!
On a bike geek note, I put on some cheap carbon (faux?) levers that added a surprising amount of comfort, mainly warmer (happier!) fingers. Well worth the ~$50, if they hold up.
I hope everyone is enjoying winter!
Tags: biking, moose creek cabin, snow biking, white mountains
Thank you for documenting your trip. I’m heading on a 40 miles bike trip out there tomorrow. Hope it’s as good as it looked in the video.