Getting out and enjoying a beautiful evening ride. We ventured up to Echo Ridge trails for a evening ride, first time experiencing the trails on a bike. I've hiked and snowshoed, but never pedaled this area. I ride for the pure enjoyment and the free feeling I receive than for exercise. There is such a joy, complete sense of freedom I feel when I ride, it is something that I almost feel addicted to and have a really hard time choosing between hiking or biking. Fat biking in the winter started this craving that now has bled over into spring rides, a few summer evening rides and beautiful fall rides. Most of the time you could call my bike outings a hike-a-bike, since I spend about the same amount of time off my bike taking pictures of nature as I do riding. The Echo Ridge trails were a pleasure to ride, a little bit of everything, wide open spaces and huge views, nice flowing trails where you can pick up speed, places you can ride side...
Hiking is a way of life