We arrived to Gooseberry Mesa at 3 am on May 17th and were greeted by the entire Staebler family. Sam, the 3 year old youngest Staebler wasn’t feeling well that night. “A touch of food poisoning,” we said. “Must have been a little bad papaya,” we said. We held poor Sam while he groaned that [...]
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After 3 days of biking and working at the Book Cliffs, Tim, Lisa and I packed up for a day in town. Jamis had come through and sent a new rear triangle and Tim’s bike was ready. It was time to end his week long pedaling hiatus. Book Cliffs Sportsmobile Jamboree We settled in [...] It was dark and cold at midnight. Fires dotted the camps. And down by the lake, 87 bikers prepared for a very long night. Is that a Clown?
This was the start of the annual Fruita 18 Hour Bike Race. At 12:00 am Saturday morning, riders sprinted to their bikes and [...] Two hours until our midnight start and then 18 hours worth of laps. A pre-ride of the course yielded this map! Highline Lake – 18 Hours Of Fruita (End) Total Distance: 11.47 km (7.1 mi) Total Time: 51:37 Moving Time: 44:50 Average Speed: 13.62 km/h (8.5 mi/h) Average Moving Speed: 15.35 km/h (9.5 mi/h) Max [...] After a week in the mountain biking mecca of Fruita, CO, Tim and I are feeling like we’re home. We setup camp at the base of the Book Cliffs on Thursday and stayed inside for the first two days while a winter storm brushed past us. We felt lucky that we only had a few [...] |
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