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Great pics Gman! On a SS rigid. Excellent. Thx for sharing the ride.
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Gman wrote in message ...
THE PIX: http://www.pbase.com/gmanpbase/ambepic THE STORY: Well, it took me a while to get my sh_t in order, but here's my perspective. I'll try and keep it short 'cause I know I'm usually boring. Not on a bike you're not. Unless you mean the fact that you leave us standing around saying, where'd he go? What a weekend! JD, Craig and I started out on Friday night with a little SS teaser up into Ponderosa Park along a peninsula on Lake Payette. This short, but awesome piece of singletrack culminates on a cliff overlooking Payette, simply spectacular (see pix). We spun it home, had some chow, and JD and I accompanied group #2, including the (in)famous Paladin up the same ride. Nothing like a stout little ride with a gutful of spaghetti & brownies. Sure wish I coulda seen you monkeys clean those "challenging" switchbacks on your Singlespeeds. It was that single ride that convinced me to NOT take my SS on the big epic. Saturday morning arrived and I had full intentions of riding my geared bike, but after some harassment by certain tallish individuals, I was representin' on the rigid SS once again. Good to have you two over-sized galoots taking the lead. Of course you & the Freak had it easy, what with not having to concern yourselves with chainrings, gearing, do I shift now or later, you could just shut the hell up and ride! And what a great call that was. The Ruby Meadows to Loon Lake to Chinook Campground is an SS dream. 15 miles of up-n-down, twisty singletrack and fun little technical rock/root challenges. Clydesdale was begging for some singletrack pictures. To my knowledge, the only double track we rode was the first 3 or 4 miles over to Willowbasket. I've got a picture from Alex that shows Joel coming into the big burn site/rest area, just before you rolled in with Gab after your flat. Those technical climbs in the white sandy rocks up-n-over to our first rest stop were rockin tacos! It was a complete HOOT, and all 14 of us properly enjoyed it. (despite the fact that we _started_ the ride at noon when the temps were around 90...DOH!) If the finish had been another 3 miles or so, we'da had some folks approaching serious dehydration. Next time we'll do a regular rotation on sweeper. Thanks to Gab and Joel for relieving me now and then. Sunday Brundage Ski Resort bombing had me reaching for my FS, and not being too sad about catching a lift uphill either. Brundage was fun, but I was a tad disappointed that they did not have any big rollers to launch off with all that speed ...trying to keep the liability insurance down I guess. There's no accounting for your insanity. Drink a six of mtn dew and huck off your roof, you maniac. The weekend camaraderie was absolutely fantastic and it was great to meet and ride with some of you folks. I am already looking forward to next year. Friday's swimming/cliff jumping & Post-Ride dips in the lake were awesome. Props to CDB and others for all of the hard work! Gracias, but the *setting* did it all. At PaladinAdventureTours.com, we kick back to achieve the highest levels of mediocrity! Paladin Gman out |
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Paladin scribbled :
And what a great call that was. The Ruby Meadows to Loon Lake to Chinook Campground is an SS dream. 15 miles of up-n-down, twisty singletrack and fun little technical rock/root challenges. Clydesdale was begging for some singletrack pictures. He must be blind. To my knowledge, the only double track we rode was the first 3 or 4 miles over to Willowbasket. wasn't even double track; it was a widish ATV track. I've got a picture from Alex that shows Joel coming into the big burn site/rest area, just before you rolled in with Gab after your flat. Those technical climbs in the white sandy rocks up-n-over to our first rest stop were rockin tacos! and how come we haven't seen that photo yet? If the finish had been another 3 miles or so, we'da had some folks approaching serious dehydration. Next time we'll do a regular rotation on sweeper. Thanks to Gab and Joel for relieving me now and then. Next time we will pack the water filter. Craig's still waiting to see if the stuff he drank out of the Secesh on his solo makes him ill or not... Friday's swimming/cliff jumping & Post-Ride dips in the lake were awesome. I am really sorry we missed that part, but work called... Penny |
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