Category: N.O.S.
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Off to CA
This is the face of fun, from Friday. But fear is on the horizon. The C2M 100k is by far the biggest psychological challenge on the schedule this year (so far). By the math, I can do it; but the unknowns are vast. The distance certainly, but the night without sleep will be a good…
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AZSF ’08
Friday (until the GPS got turned off when I went otb ~5 miles from the end): Strong contender for best ride of the year thus far. Strong group, burly, brilliant riding. National, baby. And yeah, we averaged around 11-13 mph up the road (miles 14-18). Awesome party after. What a great park. What great people.…
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Dude
It’s gonna be a haelluva weekend. AZSF starts (for me) early tomorrow. Then off to California. That, and getting with the program at work before a vacation is always problematic. Too much to do leaving all the kiddies with plenty to do, and confident of my eventual return. So, I may or may not have…
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Sedona!
Zipped over after work to facilitate some MTBR Arizona Spring Fling promotion, and make sure the trails were still there. New stuff to me, most, that will be featured on the Sedona BFL. It confirms my suspicion that it’ll be a true mother of a race. I got 20.8 miles and something like 3400′ of…
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Ehhh?!
I noticed this hidden gem on the Cheesteak’s blog earlier, and decided it needed to be highlighted. This would be back in the summer of 2004, escaping Moab summer heat in the San Juans west of Ouray. Summit of either Coffee Pot or Tea Kettle, two little easy 5th volcanic sub-peaks along the ridge near…
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Monday
Not much more to say, really. Today is the last week before Spring Break, before California! I even have this Friday off, for (ahem) a doctor’s visit down on South Mountain. Doctor Chad, that is. In celebration, I just drank the last of Matt’s beer. Thanks Matt. Beer makes me happy. Or to be more…
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Royal Arch route
In the bag. Done. Finito. 27:38 car-to-car. ~16.5 hrs on the move. I booked it out of work Friday afternoon, the permit office being only open until 5. Legal and all, I headed off on the “questionable” road. The snowmelt, and resulting mud, was not too bad. It did result in zero sidehilling traction, which…
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Lock n’ Load
All the necessities. Gathered, and packed. The stove is not in the pack. Surly wrench for size. Word from the GCNP backcountry desk is that the road out is pretty messy. Some “idiot” got stuck driving out Monday at high noon. I’ll try tomorrow evening, to get an early start, but if necessary will camp…
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Weekend choices
In the first, this is a compelling argument: Indeed, indeed. There’s also Kentucky Camp on Sunday, but…. Edit: A perhaps unreasonable idea springs forth: TR.1TR.2NPS betaGnarly roads? 17 miles to the river, 18 back to the truck. 2 days?!
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Sorry Chris
No riding pictures today. Half the school is sick, a good number of staff is sick, and I’ve been tired, so I rode back from the library and drank a bunch of Green Tea. So, here’s one from the Narrows last summer: Bits of work do come up this evening. Driving home listening to NPR,…
Bedrock & Paradox 