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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Sunday, August 27, 2006
Crater Lake ReportSaturday Miles: 78.31 August Total: 900.71 Another great Crater Lake ride! If my memory was better, I would be able to write how many times we have ridden around Crater Lake, but I can not. It must be something around eight times. And with each ride, I am in awe when I first look down into the caldera and see the lake. Awesome! We left the Broken Arrow campground at Diamond Lake and it was cold! The morning temperature was just 34° F; we waited for the sun to begin to warm the air before we headed out. The climb up to the rim was long as always and we stopped to take off clothing as we entered the park. The sky was clear and the sun warmed us. This year, the hills did not seem as tough as before. Yes, we took it slow on our tandem, at least while climbing. Their is not much air at 7,000 feet and we were effected by the altitude. In short, we spun up each of the climbs (although, we never dropped into the inner chain ring). However, the descents were fast and fun. The speed limit in the park is 35 mph and I must admit that we broke it several times. The HAC4 recorded 47.0 as our max speed, but I saw 49 during one descent and Mark who was on our wheel had a max speed of 52 mph. We left the official route before the climb back to the rim and the Crater Lake Lodge and headed down to Highway 62 where we turned to the west and descended down to Highway 230. There, we turned north and rode the 25 miles and 2,000 feet of elevation gain back to Diamond Lake. HAC4 Analysis here. Sunday Miles: 10.41 August Total: 911.12 Folks from the Salem Bicycle Club ride the path around Diamond Lake on Sunday morning. A very nice recovery ride. The 508 My coach posted the following in the 508 discussion forum... "Hi - Experienced crew chief is looking for another crew member for John Henry (Hoary Marmot) Maurice - a very mellow 50+ guy who IS going to make it to 29 Palms. I have crewed for 4 different rookies and have gotten them ALL to the finish line. John is by far the most prepared. We are looking for one more crew person. This would be a GREAT opportunity to gain experience if you've never crewed before. Necessary crew attributes: smart, empowered, willing and able to have fun through hard work, tolerant of coffee drinkers (me!), calm, empathetic. Slightly twisted sense of humor helps. Sandy (Echidna) Earl"
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