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P7-2: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , Alameda Pkwy - Florida Ave(sh): Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path east > Platte River bike path south > W Hampden Ave east > Bear Creek bikepath east > Yale Ave east > Morrison Rd east > around east, south and west sides of Bear Creekk Reservoir on trails and roads > Morrison > up Red Rocks Park Rd > up Red Rocks Loop Rd: Red Rock Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Alameda Ave east > Alameda Pkwy - Florida Ave(sh) > Alkire St north > Cedar Dr > Zinnia Way > Abatus Dr > 6th Ave Service Rd west > Applewood area > 32nd Ave west > McEntire St north > Clear Creek Trail east back to starting point:65.3miles with 2730ft of climbing in 5:17hrs (garmin etrex30:m3:20.2.14). Notes: extensive stretches of snow on the bike paths, wet roads on this social secuirty birthday ride. P7-1: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , Alameda Pkwy - Florida Ave(sh): Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path east > Lowell St north > 70th Ave east > 74th Ave east > Clear Creek bike path east > detour through downtown > Cherry Creek bike path east > Oneida Ave east > Tamarac Dr east > Quincy Ave west > Happy Canyon Rd west > Dahlia St north > Yale St and others west and south > Platte River bike path north > Lakewood Gulch bike path west > Garrison Ave south > Center St west > Esposition St and others west > Mississippi Ave west > Alameda Ave west > Alameda Pkwy - Florida Ave(sh) > Morrison > up Shiprock Rd > Red Rocks Park : Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Rooney Rd(shp) > Golden > Clear Creek bike path east back to starting point: 84.5miles with 3260ft of climbing in 6:25hrs (VDO MC1.0 m3:15.10.19).

P2-2: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) : Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path east > Platte River bike path south > Mineral Ave west > Columbine Trail/Platte River Dr south >Bowles Ave west > Blue Sage Dr north west > Bow Mar Dr and others > Sheridan Ave west > D1 bike route south east > Dartmouth Ave west > Yale Ave west > Morrison Ave west > Morrison > up Red Rocks Park Dr > up Trading Post Rd > Red Rocks Park - Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge > Rooney Rd north > Rooney Rd(shp) > city streets back to starting point: 74.2miles with 2450ft of climbing in 5:14hrs (VDO MC1.0 r2:13.3.6). Notes: This is a good route trough Bow Mar, but rough surface on D1 P2-3: same summit point: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path east > Platte River bike path south > Bear Creek Trail west > Bear Creek Drive south [this is a different Bear Creek Dr as the one on Green Mtn] > Pierce Ave south > varrious roads and trails south and west > Quincy Ave west > Radcliffe Dr west > Standford Dr west > Marlowe Dr west > C470 bike path north > Dinosaur Ridge(sh) east to west > Co9 south > Morrison > up Titans Rd > up Ship Rock Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge(shp) > Rooney Rd(shp) > city streets back to starting point: 62.9miles with 2470ft of climbing in 4:46hrs (VCO MC1.0 m3:14.12..18) Notes: a cold December day, a few patches of ice on bikepaths P2-7: same summit points: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) >  west of Crown Hill Park[1] > TACG route to Golden > Rooney Rd(shp) > Dinosaur Ridge east to west > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > down Trading Post Rd > Morrison > Morrison Rd east > jct Morrison Rd - Garrison bike route <> out and back for lunch stop1 [2] >> Bear Creek bike route east with lunch detour > Platte River bike path north > Clear Creek/ Ralston Creek bike path west back to starting point: 62.4miles with 2660ft of climbing in 4:38hrs (garmin etrex30 r3:17.2.19) Notes: warm February day, from [1] to [2] with TACG P2-4: same summit point: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path east > jct Lowell Ave > residential streets to Confluence Park > Cherry Creek bike path east > bike path below Cherry Creek Dam west > Happy Canyon Rd north > Dahlia St and others north > Iliff Ave west > Dartmouth Ave west > residential streets south and west to Platte River bike path > Platte River bike path south > Bear Creek path west > around south side of Bear Creek Reservoir on C470 trail > Morrison > up Ship Rock Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > C470 trail - US6(shp) > Colorado Mills Ave east > Applewood area > Clear Creek bike path back to starting point: 67.0miles with 2670ft of climbing in 4:50hrs (VDO MC1.0 m3:15.6.5) Notes: pleasantly cool, rainy, stormy day in June P2-5: same summit point: Arvada (apr jct Wadsworth Ave - I70 ) > Clear Creek bike path east > jct with Lowell Ave > city streets to Confluence Park > Cherry Creek bike path south east > I225 bike path west > Quincy Ave west > Big Dry Creek Trail and other streets west and south > Platte River bike path south > around south side of Platte Reservoir > Depew St north west > Fremont St and others north and west > Coal Mine Ave west > Bowles Ave west > C470 bike path - Bowles Ave(shp) > C470 bike path north > Morrison > up Ship Rock Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge(shp) > C470 bike path - US6(shp) > Colorado Mills Pkwy > Applewood area > Clear Creek bike path east back to starting point: 71.4miles with 2960ft of climbing in 5:33hrs  (VDO MC1.0 m3:15.9.29). P2-9: same summit points: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) >  west of Crown Hill Park[1] > TACG route south > Garrison bike route south > Morrison Rd west > Morrison > up Red Rocks Park Rd > up Trading Post Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Rooney Rd(sh) > residental streets back to west of Crown Hill Park[2] > Garrison bike route south a second time > Yale Ave east > Bear Creek bike path east > Hampden Ave east > Platte River bike path north > Clear Creek bike path west back to starting point: 72.0miles with 3030ft of climbing in 5:22hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:20.2.22). Notes: from [1] to [2] with TACG, and some time after that with bob P2-6: same summit point: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path east > Platte River bike path north > 102nd Ln north with detours > Riverdale Rd and others north > 112th Ave west > Colorado Blvd south > Grange Hall Creek Trail north > closed loop over various bike trails and roads to north, including Leroy Dr, W Wyco Dr, 120th Ave east and Madison St south > back Grange Hall Creek Trail east > various bike trails and roads east > Platte River Trail south > Bear Creek Trail west > C470 Trail north > Morrison > up Red Rocks Park Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Mc Entire St south > W Wesley Ave north > bike path along Soltera drainage ditch north > Alameda Pkwy - FLorida Ave(shp) > side streets west of Union Blvd north > 6th Ave frontage Rd west > Colorado Mills Pkwy east > Applewood area > Clear Creek bike path east back to starting pointL 86.2miles with 3180ft of climbing in 6:46hrs (garmin etrex30: 16.9.30) Notes: Alameda Pkwy - Florida Ave(shp) misses being a summit point only by a few dozen feet P2-8: same summit point: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Crown Hill Park[1] > 26th Ave west > 20th Ave west > residential streets > 34th Ave > Golden > Rooney Rd(shp) > Dinosaur Ridge east to west > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Morrison Rd east > Yale Ave east > residential streets > W Kentucky Dr[2] > Garrison bike route south > Dartmouth Ave/ Bear Creek Path east[3] > Platte River bike path north > Clear Creek bike path west > Little Dry Creek bike path west > 76th Ave west > Wadsworth Ave south > 72nd Ave west > Oak St south > Quail St south > 58th Ave east > Van Bibber Park trails and residential streets back to starting point: 69.8miles with 3120ft of climbing in 5:16hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:18.3.25). Notes: from [1] to [2] partially new Donald Sunday route; from [2] to [3] with Bob P2-1: same summit point: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Crown Hill Park : Garrison Ave bike route south > Morrison Rd west > around north side of Bear Creek Reservoir > Titans Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge Rd east > Morrison [this ends a closed loop] > C470 bike path south > Platte River Dr north > Mineral Ave east > Platte River bike path north > Clear Creek bike path/Ralston Creek path back to starting point: 71.6miles with 4280ft of climbing in 5:12hrs (Vetta 100A r2:13.2.3). Notes: from Crown Hill Park to Morrison with DBTC Sunday northern loop; elevation probably too high because of passing front or week battery

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P9-1: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) ,Co72 - Co93 mouth of Coal Creek Canyon , Pine Ridge Rd(sh) :  Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Crown Hill Park[1] : Garrison Ave bike route south > Morrison Rd west > around north side of Bear Creek Reservoir > Morrison > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Rooney Rd[shp][2] > Golden > Kinney Run Trail north > Pine Ridge Rd(sh) > Co93 north > 66th Ave east > VIrgil Way north > Quaker St north > 82nd Ave west > Co72 - Co93 mouth of Coal Creek Canyon > Co72 east > Alkire St south > Orlando St south > Oak St south > city streets back to starting point: 56.5miles with 3360ft of climbing in 3:58hrs (VDO MC1.0 r4:16.4.10).

P16-1: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , Co8 - Turkey Creek Dr(sh) , South Valley Rd(sh) : Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Garrison Ave bike route south > Yale Ave east > Bear Creek Trail east > Lowell Blvd south > Platte Canyon Rd south > C470 Trail west > Chatfield Reservoir <> out and on damn with turnaround point just beyond pavement <> separate partial out and back on the southern road around the lake >> up lower Deer Creek Canyon Rd > up South Valley Rd > South Valley Rd(sh) > down Ken Karyl Ave > C470 Trail north > up Turkey Creek Dr > Co8 - Turkey Creek Dr(sh) > Co8 north > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Alameda Pkwy east > Alkire St north > Zinnia Way north > Arbutus Dr north > 6th Ave frontage rd west > Colorado Mills Pkwy east > Applewood area > Eldredge St north > 32nd Ave west > McIntyre St north > Clear Creek Trail east back to starting point: 69.5miles with 3460ft of climbing in 5:48hrs (garmin etrex30 m3:22.3.19) Notes: very short distance of out and back unpaved surface, not critical to route

P10-1: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , Co8 - Turkey Creek Dr(sh) , Alameda Pkwy - Florida Ave(sh) :  Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Clear Creek bike path east > Platte River bike path south > Confluence Park > Cherry Creek bike path east > bikepath below Cherry Creek damn west > E Union Ave west > Quincy Ave west > Clarkson St south > Littleton Blvd west > Platte River bike path south > around south side of South Platte Reservoir on pavement > S Platte Canyon Rd south > C470 bike path west > C470 - Bowles Ave(shp) > W Quincy Ave north > up Turkey Creek Dr > Co8 - Turkey Creek Dr(sh) > Co8 north > Morrison > up Red Rocks Pakr Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > C470 bike path south > Morrison Rd east > up Bear Creek Blvd > Alameda Ave - Florida St(sh) > Alameda Pkwy east > Garrison Ave bike route north back to starting point: 86.5miles with 3830ft of climbing in 6:03hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:16.10.18)

P13-1: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) x2 : Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) >  west of Crown Hill Park[1] > Garrison bike route south > Morrison Rd west > along north side of Bear Creek Reservoir on pavement > Morrison > up Red Rocks Park Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Rooney Rd(shp) > 10th Ave east > 7th Ave east > TACG route back to Crown Hill Park[2] > Garrison bike route south > Morrison Rd west > jct with Bear Creek Blvd[3] > Morrison > up up Red Rocks Park Rd a second time > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Johnson Rd > Golden > Clear Creek Trail east back to starting point: 66.6miles with 3920ft of climbing in 5:06hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:19.3.17) Notes: from [1] to [2] with TACG, from [2] to [3] with Bob

P15-1: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , Valley Pkwy(sh) , Grizzly Dr(sh) : Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Van Bibber Trails and other streets west > Indiana Ave south > 44th Ave east > various roads and trails south east to ~jct 26th Ave - Kippling Ave(sh)[1] > 26th Ave west > 20th Ave west > Foothill Rd and others north west > 32nd Ave west > Golden > Johnson Rd south > Rooney Rd(shp) > Dinosaur Ridge east to west > Red Rocks Park Trading PostRd(sh) > Morrison > C470 trail south > Ken Keryl Ave west > Valley Pkwy(sh) > down Deer Creek Canyon Rd > Ute Dr north > C470 Trail east > Platte River Dr east > around south side of South Platte Reservoir on paved roads and trails > Platte River north > Clear Trail west > Ralston Creek Trail west > residential streets back to starting point: 85.7miles with 3950ft of climbing in 6:43hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:19.11.24). Notes from [1] to [2] with TACG

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P6: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , C470 bike path - US6(sh) , Co8 - Turkey Creek Dr(sh) ,Valley Parkway(sh) : Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Applewood area > signed bike route > C470 bike path - US6(sh) > C470 bike path east with short detour > Bear Creek bike path east > Simms Ave south > Marlowe St east > Lakehurst St west > Miller St and others including a short walk across a creek south > Cross St south > Alkire St south > C470 bike path - Bowles Ave(shp) > C470 bike path south > Ute Dr > up Lower Deer Creek Canyon > up South Valley Rd > Valley Pkwy(sh) > C470 bike path north > up Turkey Creek Dr > Co8 - Turkey Creek Dr(sh) > Morrison > up Shiprock Rd > Red Rocks Park : Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Rooney Rd(shp) > city streets back to starting point: 66.4miles with 4140ft of climbing in 5:24hrs (VDO MC1.0 m3:15.5.20). Notes: a cloudy May day (official Denver high: 44 degrees), just before the Memorial day weekend

P14-1: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , Rooney Rd(sh) , Co8 - Turkey Creek Dr(sh) : Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) >  west of Crown Hill Park[1] > Garrison bike route south > Morrison Rd west > along north side of Bear Creek Reservoir on pavement > Morrison > up Red Rocks Park Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Rooney Rd(shp) > 10th Ave east > 7th Ave east > TACG route back to Crown Hill Park[2] > Garrison bike route south > Dartmouth Ave and others east > Lowell Blvd south[3] > Dutch Creek Trail west > Kipling Ave north > Coal Mine Ave west > Queen St north > Bowles Ave west > C470 trail north > Rooney Rd(sh) > Johnson Rd > Golden > Clear Creek Trail east back to starting point: 81.1miles with 4370ft of climbing in 6:16hrs (Garmin etrex30 r4:19.3.31). Notes: from [1] to [2] with TACG ride, from [2] to [3] with Bob.

P8: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) , Elkhorn St(sh) , Valley Pkwy(sh) , Alameda Ave - Florida Ave(sh) : Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Crown Hill Park : Garrison Ave bike route south > Alameda Pkwy west > jct with Kipling Ave > residential streets to Green Mtn Dr > Alameda Ave - Florida Ave(sh) > C470 bike path west > Ken Kery Ave west > Valley Pkwy(sh) > up lower Deer Creek Canyon > up Grizzly Dr > Elkhorn St(sh) > down White Deer Dr > down Cougar Rd > Ute Dr > C470 bike path east > around south side of South Platte Reservoir > Platte River bike path north > Bear Creek path west > around south side of Bear Creek Reservoir on Bear Creek path > C470 bike path north > Morrison up Shiprock Rd > Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Rooney Rd(shp) > Golden > Clear Creek bike path east back to starting point: 82.6miles with 4370ft of climbing in 6:21hrs (VDO MC1.0 m3:15.11.22).

P11: Red Rocks Park: Trading Post Rd(sh), C470 bike path - US6(sh) x2: Arvada (apr jct I70 - Wadsworth Ave) > Crown Hill Park > residential streets to Denver West Blvd > W6th bike route > C470 bike path - US6(sh) > Morrison[1] > Red Rocks Park Rd > Trading Post Rd > Red Rocks Park Trading Post Rd(sh) > Dinosaur Ridge west to east > Rooney Rd(shp) > Donald's new route back to Crown Hill Park[2] > Garrison bike route south > Yale Ave south > Bear Creek Trail south > Lowell Blvd South with major residential street detours[3] > Coal Mine Ave west > Dutch Creek Trail west > Kipling Ave north > Coal Mine Ave west > Queen St north > Simms St north > residential streets west > Bowles Ave west > C470 bike path north > C470 bike path - US6(sh) > residential streets back to starting point: 78.5miles with 4500ft of climbing in 5:54hrs (garmin etrex30 r4:18.3.11) Notes: from [1] to [2] with Donald's dbtc ride, from [2] to [3] with Bob.