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    Quote Originally Posted by Kano View Post
    (got a 16 mile climb to the local ski area, I think it's 2500-3000 ft. gain, and I've been thinking about tackling it this summer too. I might need to take camping gear! It's a long, 144-hairpins ride down, I think I'll want someone to come up to the top with the car too! Am I NUTS?????) Karen in Boise
    No. Yesterday I did the road to our ski area...5100 feet in less than 19 miles. Hair pins, sheer drop offs, no guard rails. I did decide to come down, too, because I need to train my body for descending. But, with heavy traffic (all looking at the views and the wildlife, not the road), the sand left over from snow and ice, and the current cold temps, I took it VERY easy. There are people who only train the uphill, and come down in a car. Depending on the time of year and conditions, not a bad idea.

    (That's not to say you're not nuts, though! LOL)
    Last edited by Starfish; 05-13-2007 at 12:14 PM. Reason: Afterthought...
    "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew, and live through it." ~ Doug Bradbury

 

 

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