Monarch Crest

Just outside Salida is the Monarch Crest trail.Shuttle ride costs about twenty bucks and gets you up to about 11400 feet.From there its up for a while til you break through treeline.Amazing views and flowy alpine trail follow.We chilled at around 12000 feet for awhile and kept it safe, nahmeen.Then it was almost all downhill.The enduros took a beating but again no wrecks and no mechanicals made this one the shizz.Rainbow trail out to 285 and then road dh for six miles.Turns out Joe puts up one helluva draft.About 35 miles total and a high of around 12000ft.Not to be missed if youre near Salida.