ok, a few pics from my abbreviated attempt:

3rd wave getting ready to go (faster riders went off first) - the lady in the Mission Cycles kit in the 3rd row basically pulled us along at 19mph the whole way to Stovepipe Wells (you can also see BigBossMan in the 2nd row, all the way to the left, if you look carefully - he snuck in with the last wave of double riders to get a few extra minutes out on the course):


Early morning, flat miles:


My buddy Fredsky has done a few doubles, but didn't have such a great day either:


The beginning of that long gradual climb that eventually did me in:


Scotty's Castle - architectural monstrosity in the middle of nowhere:


Part of the climb to Scotty's - I'm starting to struggle:


Sun getting low in the sky, shadows getting kind of long, but still a long way to go:


First signs of the desert sunset:


JB