Monarch Pass - Salida, Colorado

July 4, 1998

Mountain Biking over Monarch Pass is one of the greatest highs I have ever felt in my life.

Pictured below is the first snow drift I encountered during my climb. I'm not sure where my group of people are, but there were many people riding over the pass this day, and this guy is just one of many people who love to mountain bike.

Here I am on the other side of the snow drift taking a picture of other riders coming up.

Below is a picture of me on top of Monarch. It was so peaceful and beautiful.

Here is a picture of Merk, Kira, and me on the highest snow drift we came across. To get down it, we first layed our bikes on their sides, and pushed them down first. Then we each slide on our butts down to the trail below.

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