Originally Posted by
JoelS
That's some great looking terrain! Sounds like a fun time. Wind and rain here. A strong wind in your face while struggling up a 16% grade isn't easy.
Oh yeah, nice turf here. The elements change so much on this ride. One second you are hot, take of the windbreaker. Next you're putting it back on. Upper elevations usually get cold so one must look for ice strips across the road. 3 iles later at the top, the sun is shining!
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On the first 8 miles it can be scary withthe crothcrockets all over the road. Not many on the upper miles. I did see one near the top of my climb. On the descent, maybe 15 minutes later I heard a big bang. WHt the hey!!!!!!. About 1/8 of the mile down the road, the guy is duting himself off. He was headed back up and dumped his mototcycle in the rocks. Bits and piece everywhere on the shoulder. Good thing it was against the mountainside and not the outteredge. He was ok!