I completed all 5 passes just before the rain and hail on Carson. I got some sprinkles on the road towards Turtle Rock. I saw Lorri on the way up Monitor and sitting at the side of the road on Ebbets as I was coming down. I don't know what maillotpois looks like but I saw a lot of TNT riders, so its possible I saw her. We were staying at Sorensen's and drove some freezing soul back to Turtle Rock to his car.
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07-12-2008, 08:20 PM #1
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07-12-2008, 08:57 PM #2
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Congratulations! Was this your first DR, or are you a veteran?
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07-12-2008, 09:17 PM #3
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I did it last year for the first time and completed all five passes as well. So I guess I am a veteran.
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07-13-2008, 08:57 AM #4
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Wow sounds like a fun time had by all! I have volunteered on these for a couple of different non profits, but not this year. I guess I picked the right year! At least it wasn't snow
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07-13-2008, 10:54 AM #5
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we had hail and torrential rain from top of ebbetts (pass 4) to scossa's and AGAIN climbing woodfords to picketts. crazy! DH who fininshed 1-2 hrs before me was in terrible heat most of the day. my group was borderline hypothermic. in sane.
of our group we had 13 or 14 finish 5 passes (including me) and 2 finish 4. all in all a success. more later.
I also had a nice chat w/lorri while waiting for one of my guys on backside of ebbetts. as she was ahead, I hope she missed the apocalyptic descent.Sarah
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07-13-2008, 04:01 PM #6
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Sarah- Looking forward to your story! Glad I wasn't there!
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07-13-2008, 05:43 PM #7
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I did four passes of the DR (my goal, yay!) and was caught in the torrential rain and hail as I descended Ebbetts. Talk about cold! I descended at a snail's pace and it felt like forever. Near the bottom, another rider turned to me and said "that f**ing sucked". Well put.
The ride back to Markleeville was very hot and I dried off in a few minutes. This allowed me to finish feeling very strong. The rain swept through the finish area (and on up to Carson) a bit later.
Hey, congrats to the TNT riders! I saw some of the north bay group as I as descended after the fourth pass and the SF group as I descended after the third pass. Everyone looked strong!Last edited by NadiaMac; 07-13-2008 at 06:16 PM.
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