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This Colorado bike trail has an appropriate new name, but it’s still a classic ride

The pass between Bergen Park and Echo Lake, is now called Mestaa’ėhehe, replacing a Native American slur

The classic Mestaa'Ėhehe Pass bike ride, formerly known by cyclists as the Squaw Pass ride, was showing its fall colors on Monday. The Interior Department made the name change official last month because the former name is considered a slur against women by Native Americans. Note that the uphill lane (right) has room for slow-moving cyclists to feel relatively safe on the two-lane road. That's not true beside the downhill lane, because the descent is steep enough for cyclists to keep up with vehicular traffic. (John Meyer, The Denver Post)
The classic Mestaa’Ėhehe Pass bike ride, formerly known by cyclists as the Squaw Pass ride, was showing its fall colors on Monday. The Interior Department made the name change official last month because the former name is considered a slur against women by Native Americans. Note that the uphill lane (right) has room for slow-moving cyclists to feel relatively safe on the two-lane road. That’s not true beside the downhill lane, because the descent is steep enough for cyclists to keep up with vehicular traffic. (John Meyer, The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014. (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
By | jmeyer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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This is a magnificent ride, 36 miles roundtrip from Bergen Park to Echo Lake and back.
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