Race Headquarters, Wickersham Dome Trailhead
Second from Left, Heather Best: winner of the women's division,
and third overall winner. And yes, she looked every bit as calm and
happy at the end of the race as she does here.
Starting Line Up
And... they're OFF!
The Ice Lakes
Checkpoint #2: Cache Mountain
Across the Divide
Caribou Bluffs Cabin: Eye in the Sky, above the racecourse
The Beast, The Med-Sled and alpenglow... just before sunset
Cache Mountain Divide
Strong finish. These smiles, after 100 miles...
Say more than I ever could with 10,000 words.
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For an exceptional write-up, from the perspective of one of the top female cyclists in this race, click on this link for Jill Homer's race account. It's well worth the read, as she is a published author, a journalist and an outstanding adventure racer from Juneau, Alaska.
Plus, she was able to capture some photos of the ice overflow that was spread over significant portions of the course. On snow machine, I only stopped when I slid off the trail completely- and was far too busy hauling the machine out of the willows to take any good photos with my sweat-soaked camera on the super-knarly sections.
10 comments:
Great shots. 100 miles on a bike in the snow?!? I've done 100 on the road, but not under those conditions. Wow.
Wow, these are amazing photos. As I look at all those people, and all that snow and ice, I find myself thinking, "port-o-potty"???
Okay where do you find snow tires for a mountain bike??
Seriously though, this view... it'd be worth pretty much any price. Wow.
Yes, we did. We hauled in port-a-potties for each checkpoint (BLM permit requirement) and we hauled them and their contents back out. On snow machine sleds. *Grins*
Mojo: Right here.
Snowcat tires also work well for this application.
wow. great shots...what an amazing adventure...
So it is good to see that human insanity is not surrounded only by slums but by mountains and trees and snow.
Breathtaking! Looks like you had fun!
I patiently waited for this page load yesterday (slow dial-up) and then my computer crashed, and I didn't get to comment!!! Great shots. Thanks for taking us along and letting us experience something we might not otherwise ever get to see. Exhilarating to see that many bikes in such conditions and with that big a challenge ahead!
Ti - WOW! Cool website!! I didn't know you were into all this stuff - bummer we didn't get to chat at the race other than about frozen hands. :-) I'll have to spend some time checking out everything you have on your site. Thanks so much for helping out at the race - I think I can speak for the other racers of our appreciation for all of you guys out there. Hope to see you around and maybe next year?!
Julie M
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