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09-18-06, 12:21 AM
I woke up this morning, did my normal thing I do before a race. Check the bike, make sure everything is packed and ready to whoop some butt. Getting mentally ready to race. I left the house 7:45am, got to the back, go to jack n box, order #17 (always get this race day). I get on the freeway at 8:06, I need to be at registration by 10am, ride 15-20minutes to the remote starting line and launch at 11:16 (thats the plan).
I get to the base of Big Bear @ 9:15 and WHATS THIS.....the road is FREAKING CLOSED I know there's a back way up but I don't know how long I have to follow the 10 to find it, the mountian is huge. 9:30 on the 10 and don't see anything close to going up the back.... F**K!!!!!!! Pissed off that I trained my ass for this race and I can't even make it cuz they closed the main road and it wasn't listed on thier damn site BASTARD. I started thinking of what I can do if I go home, maybe go fishing, maybe go ride some boring trail near my house.......I think to myself, F it I'm gonna do GMR and on my MTB with fat knobby tires. God I wish I knew more of what I was getting in to. I take the 10 west to 71 north to 210 West, exit Azuza Ave. I havn't been up there in yrs and there's alot of new homes up there. I get to the base and ask the Park Ranger at to the info booth where can I park, she pointed up a bit. I pull up and see a roadie taking a break. I ask him (Jeff) about where to park and some directions of where to go on the Mountian. He said to take it up, R on East Fork, L at Glendora ridge Rd and that goes to down town Mt Baldy.
I'm like OK, doesn't seem THAT bad. Here's the pics, self explanitory!!!
32 miles to Down town, 95% of that was climbing from the base which about 730ft above sea level.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0001small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0007small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0005small.jpg
And now rolling pics from the climb up.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0012small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0013small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0014small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0015small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0017small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0019small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0022small.jpg
I get to the base of Big Bear @ 9:15 and WHATS THIS.....the road is FREAKING CLOSED I know there's a back way up but I don't know how long I have to follow the 10 to find it, the mountian is huge. 9:30 on the 10 and don't see anything close to going up the back.... F**K!!!!!!! Pissed off that I trained my ass for this race and I can't even make it cuz they closed the main road and it wasn't listed on thier damn site BASTARD. I started thinking of what I can do if I go home, maybe go fishing, maybe go ride some boring trail near my house.......I think to myself, F it I'm gonna do GMR and on my MTB with fat knobby tires. God I wish I knew more of what I was getting in to. I take the 10 west to 71 north to 210 West, exit Azuza Ave. I havn't been up there in yrs and there's alot of new homes up there. I get to the base and ask the Park Ranger at to the info booth where can I park, she pointed up a bit. I pull up and see a roadie taking a break. I ask him (Jeff) about where to park and some directions of where to go on the Mountian. He said to take it up, R on East Fork, L at Glendora ridge Rd and that goes to down town Mt Baldy.
I'm like OK, doesn't seem THAT bad. Here's the pics, self explanitory!!!
32 miles to Down town, 95% of that was climbing from the base which about 730ft above sea level.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0001small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0007small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0005small.jpg
And now rolling pics from the climb up.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0012small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0013small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0014small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0015small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0017small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0019small.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e359/jsigone/MTB/GMR/2006_0917bigbearrace0022small.jpg