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| Colorado River Beach epic bike ride, CA | |
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Colorado River Beach epic bike ride, CA
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| Mtn Biking | 21.30 Miles |
206 AEG |
| | Mtn Biking | 21.30 Miles | 3 Hrs 13 Mns | | 7.56 mph |
| 206 ft AEG | 24 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Another absolutely stunning day in Needles, temperature about 80, with almost no wind. This has been the nicest fall I have ever experienced here. Usually it's a lot windier, and even kind of cold. This is my fourth year of snowbirding in my RV on the riverbank.
This ride started north of the town of Needles, California. I headed downriver, starting from near where I live, first passing through the Aha Macav village (the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe), and then past the golf course (the Wrinkled Old Guy Tribe). Just before I got to Jack Smith city park, I took a dirt road which follows the railroad tracks south all the way to Park Moabi. At a certain point you can turn off this road (see GPS route) and ride the levee road for several miles. The tread is pretty good, not a lot of sand, just enough to keep you honest. Some of the side roads are VERY sandy, however. ATVers like those; I don't.
There are quite a few beaches and overlooks a rider can choose to visit, but I stopped at only one of the beaches. My destination was Five Mile Lagoon. This pretty lagoon is about half a mile long, and is adjacent to the river, separated by a levee, so you can't boat into it from the river. At this point the levee road ends. I didn't want to make a lot of side stops to beaches on this ride because I knew I was going to rack up over 20 miles just to get to the lagoon and back, which seemed like enough mileage to me, since I've mostly been doing only 10 miles rides lately. This was my first 20+ ride on the mountain bike since last winter. I was pleased to find I was not totally exhausted at the end.
Since this is directly across the river from the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge I am linking to that. |
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