Bingham Hill and Bellvue Video Tour

Here is my first foray into the world of posting video.  My goal is to try and give you a feel for the area and provide some useful background information.  In this first video I ramble about the area you can see from the top of Bingham Hill.  I believe the video was shot in February but I can't remember the exact date. 

I will post some additional footage from this trip and try to keep the videos rolling.  If you have a specific area you would like me to highlight, just let me know.

The video was shot using an Ipad Mini, so pardon the image and sound quality.

Morning Run on Mountain

Sometimes the celestial bodies line up just so during one particular time of the year.  I believe it was last week, when I was out for a morning run on Mountain Ave and I saw this....

Nope, not the trolley coming at me.  The sunrise was directly in line with the trolley tracks and for a few seconds I had to just stop running because the sun was just too intense. 

Never know what you are going to see on an early morning run.

Mountain Avenue

If you have been to Old Town Fort Collins then you have heard of Mountain Avenue.  I am going to spend the next few blog posts highlighting streets, businesses, landmarks, really whatever I am riding past just to give a flavor of Fort Collins.  If you want me to cover something in particular, shoot me a message and I will do it.

Mountain Avenue, Old Town, Fort Collins, CO

This is not the most scenic shot of Mountain but remember it is January 24 (I took this today in our 65 degree weather).  Why is Mountain popular?  First, this shot is down one side of Mountain and you will notice how wide the street appears.  From right to left we have (1) a wide parking lane, (2) a wide bike lane with lines on each side, (3) a wide single lane for cars, (4) a wide, tree lined grass median which also has tracks for a trolley car and then the pattern repeats for the other side for traffic, bikes, etc in the other direction. 

There is also a wide grass and tree-lined space between the street and pedestrian sidewalk.  All of the trees in the median and between the street and the sidewalk are owned and maintained by the city.  Each resident is responsible for mowing, planting, maintaining the grass strip between the sidewalk and the street, but the city maintains road and utility easements in that space.  The result is a wide, beautiful tree lined street that connects the business district of Old Town to City Park (a distance of about 2 miles).   

Mountain Avenue also has a great mix of architecture with $250k homes next to $730k homes. 

If you are visiting Fort Collins on a warm day and want to stretch your legs, take a walk down Mountain Ave, you won't be disappointed. 

Wonderful Weekend Weather

How was it in Fort Collins this weekend?  Well, I met Joe for a bike ride over Bingham Hill and along Horsetooth reservoir and I did it in shorts.  It was comfortable.  Saturday was so nice it was time for some bike washing to remove the winter crude from Roadie and the Long Haul Trucker.  Again, short sleeved shirt....

We usually have some warm spells throughout the winter and I will certainly take them whenever they happen.