Character Building
So the weather around here certainly is warmer than our respective places of origin. That doesn't mean the snow is gone in the nearby mountains though. Sunday I linked up two rides: St. Mary's Falls and Jones Park. It took about two hours longer than I had thought it would with plenty of tramping through snow and walking my bike up impossibly steep and loose trail.
It was great!
Some of the snowy trail:
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj-If27II/AAAAAAAAGK4/kX0AdudJ7SI/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20020.jpg)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj0Yf27BI/AAAAAAAAGJ8/y570WLLa0Jc/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20010.jpg)
After reaching the top and descending back down the temperature rose back to a respectable level and the trail got better than excellent.
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj3Yf27DI/AAAAAAAAGKM/qsCjTYziTiw/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20029.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj14f27CI/AAAAAAAAGKE/-tIwn3tANag/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20025.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj5If27EI/AAAAAAAAGKU/aycPa1OMRhc/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20032.jpg)
The pipeline trail follows an old city water pipe made from ceramic sections.. cool
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj6Yf27FI/AAAAAAAAGKc/ySAytldUeQ4/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20034.jpg)
I think I'll wait a few more weeks before doing this one again.. It's definitely one I'll do again though.. Here's a map I made in google, I'm pretty much guessing the last 1/4 (cw around the loop).
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It was great!
Some of the snowy trail:
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj-If27II/AAAAAAAAGK4/kX0AdudJ7SI/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20020.jpg)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj0Yf27BI/AAAAAAAAGJ8/y570WLLa0Jc/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20010.jpg)
After reaching the top and descending back down the temperature rose back to a respectable level and the trail got better than excellent.
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj3Yf27DI/AAAAAAAAGKM/qsCjTYziTiw/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20029.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj14f27CI/AAAAAAAAGKE/-tIwn3tANag/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20025.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj5If27EI/AAAAAAAAGKU/aycPa1OMRhc/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20032.jpg)
The pipeline trail follows an old city water pipe made from ceramic sections.. cool
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/jesse.parker/SDIj6Yf27FI/AAAAAAAAGKc/ySAytldUeQ4/s400/St.%20Mary%27s%20falls%20034.jpg)
I think I'll wait a few more weeks before doing this one again.. It's definitely one I'll do again though.. Here's a map I made in google, I'm pretty much guessing the last 1/4 (cw around the loop).
View Larger Map
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