Late start + epic ride = 8pm finish

Wow, did we **** up. Here's sunset from the flanks of Fox Mtn:

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/trail-condor/sunset.jpg

We were up at 5000ft and really should have been down at 2000ft at the
car 10 miles away by this time. At least we got across the worst of the
landslides and exposure before it got pitch black.

The picture above was taken pointing to the west/right towards the San
Fernando Valley from somewhere about half way up the peak in this photo:

http://www.ronbigelow.com/trails/con..._100_1.psd.jpg

The worst of the exposure was while transitioning across the west/right
face of Fox Mtn pictured. I wish we had read Ron's advice at the
bottom of this page before the ride:

http://www.ronbigelow.com/trails/condor/condor_3.htm

Anyway, after picking our way down to Big Tujunga the trail designers
had major cruel intentions. We're only 100ft above the highway looking
at the headlights of the sporadic car on the road when the trail made an
abrupt about face and started heading back up the mountain. JD and I
were both bonking at this point and the 2 additional miles to the
trailhead on Big T were quite the hallucination fest, probably
exacerbated by the darkness. Once we hit the road and noticed that
there was a minor hill ahead of us I pulled out the last of my pretzels
and we divvied up the crumbs for a bit of energy for the road ride back
to the car.

Thankfully the Jeep was unmolested by the local tweakers and we made it
to In-and-Out Burger in good time.

More photos to follow after I recover.

Greg

G.T. wrote:
Wow, did we **** up. Here's sunset from the flanks of Fox Mtn:

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/trail-condor/sunset.jpg


Sitting on top of the ridge right before you snapped that shot, I was
thinking to myself that there was no place I would rather have been at
that moment.

we made it
to In-and-Out Burger in good time.


Stuffing those cheeseburgers into my face, I was thinking to myself
that there was no other place I would rather have been at that moment.

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game when the
tide turns drastically.

JD

G.T. wrote:

Wow, did we **** up. {snip}

When I saw a post from JD at ~9:30 this morning, I thought maybe you'd
canceled the ride. Epics + Late Starts = Hairiness.

SorniKrishna

Bill Sornson wrote:
G.T. wrote:

Wow, did we **** up. {snip}

When I saw a post from JD at ~9:30 this morning, I thought maybe you'd
canceled the ride. Epics + Late Starts = Hairiness.

SorniKrishna


It wasn't intended as epic and the one factor that made it such was the
lighting conditions on a large portion of the descent.

JD

Bonk, my way to not is pasta before ride and water /
trailmix during ride. Tried this after my 2nd race. When I bonked so
bad once I finished 7th I couldn't move like I was on drugs. I don't
race anymore retired after taking 1st place in 03.

G.T. wrote:

Wow, . . .

snip

You guys are hardcore. No headlights?

And finally something JD and I can agree on: In&Out.

x1134x

G.T. wrote:
Wow, did we **** up. Here's sunset from the flanks of Fox Mtn:

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/trail-condor/sunset.jpg

We were up at 5000ft and really should have been down at 2000ft at the
car 10 miles away by this time. At least we got across the worst of the
landslides and exposure before it got pitch black.


No moon? You're lucky you didn't meet up with a mountain lion.

Thankfully the Jeep was unmolested by the local tweakers and we made it
to In-and-Out Burger in good time.


OK, what's up with the In & Out burger. I have to admit that I see them
and pass them all the time when out west (we don't have them here on the
east). When I was in Anaheim in the spring, they made daily lunch runs
to one to feed the staff. I always opted out thinking it must be like
Mickey D's which makes me ill. Now my curiosity has peaked. Why are
they so good? How to the differ from other fast food burgers?

I like Red Robbin burgers, especially the Hawaiian Burger (terriyaki
sauce, grilled pineapple, and a slice of ham on top).


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"G.T." wrote in message
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Wow, did we **** up. Here's sunset from the flanks of Fox Mtn:

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/trail-condor/sunset.jpg
(snip)

I vote this as the BEST sunset picture posted in this group.


Greg




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Cary, NC USA
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I agree that's a beautiful shot of the sunset and city below.

Nice job, Greg!!

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CP

Zilla wrote:
"G.T." wrote in message
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Wow, did we **** up. Here's sunset from the flanks of Fox Mtn:

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/trail-condor/sunset.jpg

(snip)

I vote this as the BEST sunset picture posted in this group.



Thanks guys. We were already 5 hours into the ride at that point and I
didn't have much energy to pull my camera out. But JD did point out
that we should take advantage of the opportunity to get some nice shots.
It could have been our last.

Greg