The photo was taken by R. Reid on Road 550 near Buffalo Creek. Seems to be 'greening up' more than usual.

The mountain bike season is off with a crackle here. A crackle and a crunch -- the sweet sound of mountain bike tires rolling over Pikes Peak granite. PPG makes for singletracks that are primarily gravelly, sandy and smooth, but occasionally chunky and harsh. One of the brilliant features of PPG is its superior drainage. These trails don't get terribly muddy. A half-hour or so after a rainstorm, singletracks on PPG achieve their optimal surface conditions, as a bit of moisture adds greatly to traction while causing no real problems.