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2019 Leadville 100

August 30, 2019 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Prerace- me & Tony

Top of Columbine climb, practice day. 7 mile climb, 3,500 ft and 2 hours

Top of Columbine

Heading back down from Columbine

Bagpipes at the start of the practice Columbine climb

Leadville

Went for the perfect waterfall shot, then…

Slipped on a rock & no using a couple fingers for several days

view of Leadville from top of hill

Lunch, 3 straight days

Prerace meeting

The founders

Finish line

Proof of entry

Waiting for the start

Better use than a dog wash

Payson Mcelven’s live podcast

12…I mean 6 Hours of Tsali

July 19, 2019 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

The start to a really wet and muddy day. Race cut short because of the conditions

After 1 loop, total muddfest

Took a big spill down a steep hill. Not a fun day, way too muddy

Prerace parking lot, wet but still had a chance to be fun

The night before, Bryson City down town

06/2019 Spending lot of gravel time in north Ga for Leadville training

July 19, 2019 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Rough gravel roads

Phone can only last so long, so Duct Taped a battery backup to the head tube

Long day in the mountains

05/2019 Grand Canyon

July 19, 2019 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Pulled in to Grand Canyon NP to an unexpected snow storm. Camped in my car but still made for a cold night!

Cold sleeping arrangement

Walking the rim to Hermits Rest

Me & Tony start the hike to Phantom Ranch

Cold & windy

Warning signs along the trail!

Heading into Phantom Ranch

Central guest house for meals

Our bunks with several snoring men

Chow time. Family style dinner. Great food and company

The Colorado River on the way back up to the rim

03/2019 Blankets Creek 30 Mile Race

July 19, 2019 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Finished! Rain soaked course making for tough day. James finished strong and I finished eventually. Really fun day and great to race with friends.

Slid right off the trail & over the handlebars. Not too bad for how wet the course was.

2018 Antelope Island & Moab

October 16, 2018 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Antelope Island, look whats lying in our path!

Right before stumbling on the bison in the first picture

Cruising through Antelope Island State Park

Day 1 route

Woke up to snow in Park City. Few phone calls later, we’re riding Antelope Island, felt like another world

Snow in PC, so 4 hour ride to Moab. Great decision

Another climb

around the rim

Up

cruising Navajo Rocks

The after party. hanging out at the trail head with other riders, drinking beer and sharing stories.

Me & cousin Tony

at the edge

white cap mountains in the distance

snapped spoke

a needed break

Later in day 3, hiking Arches National Park

don’t look down

yes we did

casting our shadows on the mountains

2018 Blankets Creek 6 hour race

October 16, 2018 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

The results

The start of Blankets Creek 6 hour race.
Complete as many loops of Dwelling and Van Michael as you can in 6 hours

Paul had a nasty spill on loop 2. 4 pins in his hip, but his spirit is high as always!

2018 Fools Gold Mountain Bike Race

September 19, 2018 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Riding through a creek just before heading up Bull Mountain

Fools Gold race elevation, over 7,000 ft of climbing!

Home base along the river the night before the race

Hanging with the guys

The Fools Gold route

09/2018 Santa Fe, NM

September 14, 2018 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Working my way up Dale Ball in Santa Fe

Great trail markings all along Dale Ball

Unfortunately, I was in way over my head! Really tough course at high altitude.

The start at Dale Ball

Local street art

Beth & I eating at The Shed in Santa Fe

Route 66 artwork

Our hotel

One last meal on the way to the airport on Route 66

3 Gap on the 4th of July

July 12, 2018 adventurex2wheels Leave a comment

Me, Daniel and Kevin on top of Hogpen Gap

Very happy the staff at Brasstown Bald don’t allow us to go to the top!

Made it to top of Brasstown Bald, elevation 4,784 ft

View ffrom Brasstown Bald parkinglot

The route

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