Last summer I really began to enjoy downhill mountain biking. At Winter Park in Colorado you load your bike on the lift and then ride it down the ski runs. However, in Alaska downhilling is a little different. There are no lifts to take your bike up the mountain so you have to ride or push it up your self. Just about 1.5hrs from Skagway is a great little town called Carcross. It is in the Yukon and a great place to visit if Skagway is rainy and foggy. Carcross always seems to have some sunshine. Just to the south is Montana Mountain or a downhillers paradise. At Montane Mt a man named Wayne has dedicated the last 15 years of his life creating and maintain some excellent single track mountain biking trails. There are runs with jumps, mellow blues and greens and some really difficult steep runs or some with lots of rocks for the more technical rider. The best part about the mountain is you can find a run for everyone you go with. The down side is you have to ride your bike up the hill, no lifts. But it's worth it!
This is lake Titshi just past the Yukon boarder on your way to Carcross.
And we saw a bear this Sunday!
Me, Mike and Liz all skipping the jump. We all jumped it the next time through.
Going over a "skinny" or wooden feature.
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