Crossing the Sand Creek at high water may be a challenge, especially, along the Ruby Wash Trail where there are no stepping stones.

Above the canyon, there is a little retention reservoir which turns into marsh in a dry season. Birds love it.

If you ride the K-Lynn Cameron Trail you have chance to cross the Sand Creek twice and a few more times a smaller creek.

Why not to ride along the creek? Well, let’s stay on the trail.

It is difficult to catch water in Red Mountain in the form of snow since the area is closing for winter (December-February). I also believe that this area is getting less precipitation than Fort Collins. Anybody has some data?
In the middle of November I had patches of snow in the Ruby Wash and some drift snow along the Cheyenne Rim.

My favorite drinking hole at the top of Salt Lick Trail. I just cannot pass it without shooting some pictures. A sunset photo session means a crazy ride down on soft gravel of the Ruby Wash with a falling darkness. A fat bike is doing a pretty good job in these conditions. There are more water tanks for cattle in the area which is an active open range.

A little bit of liquid gold – a stream disappearing at the bottom of Ruby Wash

Of course, water shaped all canyons, arroyos and washes here, but that’s another story.
Here is my Salsa Mukluk bike on slickrock at the upper Ruby Wash