Ward recon #1

Did a Ward attempt today. Never really thought I would make it given my current speed and the time I had...especially starting and finishing from home.

Regardless, felt good overall starting with a climb up Old Stage to Left Hand and then Left Hand to the 11 mile marker and then back via Lee Hill. The Garmin had this at 4400 feet of elevation gain overall. Not a bad gain really. Average speed of just over 17 for the ride and 11.4 for the Left Hand part of the ride. This pace is significantly slower than the king of the mountains riders who did the entire Ward Climb from 28th to the Peak to Peak in just over an hour...which is of course around 15-16 mph. Wow!

Found a new route for some point in the future. Limonysnick (sp) Road takes a left off of Left Hand and stops in Gold Hill. This would be a great connector to keeps things interesting. The descent from Gold Hill would either be Sunshine or 4 mile Canyon! Pretty cool except for the narrow dirt road condition of Limony...oh well, at least this part would be uphill!