Late-day sunlight bounced off the rapids in the river below. The water sang different notes as it splashed up and over rocks. As I cycled along the riverside path, heading downstream just like the current, the flowing water and the route it carved over eons along the valley floor presented an ever-changing landscape.
Biking waterside adds many elements to a ride: scenery, bird-watching, wildlife viewing and fall leaf peeping. You might bring along a collapsible fishing rod for an angling session or a bathing suit for a dip.
My recent ride was on a section of the Rio Grande Trail in Colorado, a 42-mile former rail bed turned cyclist and pedestrian route than runs along the Roaring Fork River between Aspen and Glenwood Springs.
A highlight of biking the 18.7-mile paved route that circles this high-altitude reservoir in central Colorado is viewing the soaring peaks that ring the area: the rounded Buffalo Mountain and other summits of the Gore Range.
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