[pct-l] bicycles

[blisterfree at isp01.net (Brett)]

The Colorado Trail in the vicinity of Kenosha Pass, eastward 
toward Waterton Canyon, features a lot of banked turns, 
hardpacked tread, ruts, and shortcut switchbacks, as well as 
the occasional discarded Co2 inflation cartridge and 
tear-off sunglasses splashguard thingy. Every now and then 
you might even find a swatch of lycra, dangling from a high 
branch overhead, or perhaps stranded at the bottom of a 
cliff.

The motorbike types seem to prefer the more remote sections 
of the CT/CDT in this state. 13,000 foot Coney Peak is a 
favorite haunt, as I recall. I tend to blame the road 
builders as much as anyone.

- bf

> Interestingly, in Colorado I found little evidence of any 
> trail destruction by mountain bikes. But go out on the PCT 
> in southern California and see the mess the motorized 
> bikes have done.