The West Michigan Team at Zabriski Point, the site of the Friday training ride.
Tom and Mary at the top of Jubilee Pass. This is the half way point. After this we rode back into a 20 MPH head wind.
"Naughty kitties" Peggy, Sue and Mary at Badwater.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The Ride - part 1
We arrived in Death Valley on Thursday evening after traveling all day. We had a nice dinner and hooked up with the rest of our team at the Furnace Creek Ranch. Friday morning was the training ride. Five miles uphill to Zabriski Point in 85 degree heat, but no wind. The wind would come on Saturday. After enjoying the view and posing for pictures it was five miles downhill back to the Ranch. On Friday afternoon some folks went on a hike, others hung out by the pool, still others rode their bikes some more. That night we had a pasta laden dinner in the date palm grove and got to bed relatively early to be ready for our team photo op at 6:20 a.m. on Saturday. Tom had the first flat at the top of Zabriski. As a team we suffered at least 15 flat tires over the weekend, but no injuries, except for some VERY sore muscles on Sunday. More photos and more stories about the actual ride in the next few days.
The West Michigan Team at Zabriski Point, the site of the Friday training ride.
Tom and Mary at the top of Jubilee Pass. This is the half way point. After this we rode back into a 20 MPH head wind.
"Naughty kitties" Peggy, Sue and Mary at Badwater.
The West Michigan Team at Zabriski Point, the site of the Friday training ride.Tom and Mary at the top of Jubilee Pass. This is the half way point. After this we rode back into a 20 MPH head wind."Naughty kitties" Peggy, Sue and Mary at Badwater.
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You sure you don't want to mention the part about a mojito shower from me? :) Thanks for being good sports...sorry again about that.
MISS YOU ALREADY! Thank you for making my first ride experience memorable, fantastic, and moving. I will forever remember Tom holding his camera up backwards to take dozens of pics of his teammates behind him. :)
I would not have made it 105 without you both. I mean that. Thank you.
Take care!
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