Three riders--Ron Lew, Paul Guttenberg, and Eric Norris (your Campy Only web guy) headed out from Davis on Saturday, August 24, 2002, for Lake Tahoe.  36 hours, 270 miles, and 17,000 feet of climbing later, we had completed the first "Tahoe Epic."  For photos from the second annual Tahoe Epic in 2003, click here

Below are photos from the ride.  A few stats:

  • Day one:  150 miles, 13,300 feet of elevation gain, 13.7 mph average speed from Davis to South Lake Tahoe.  Route included summiting the top of Mormom Emigrant Trail, Carson Pass, and Luther Pass.
  • Day two: 120 miles, 4,000 feet of climbing, 18.0 mph from South Lake Tahoe to Davis.  Route included Echo Summit and a descent on Hwy 50.

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Saturday's Route.  The Sunday return brought us back over Echo Summit and down Hwy 50 

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Paul Guttenberg in Sacramento, 7 a.m. Saturday		 20020826-003.jpg (83047 bytes)
Paul and Ron Lew		 20020826-006.jpg (112344 bytes)
Lunch stop in Placerville		 20020826-005.jpg (72921 bytes)
We explored this mine shaft behind the coffee place in Placerville--cool!		 20020826-007.jpg (132317 bytes)
On Mormon Emigrant Trail--next water is 31 miles away!
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Ron had flat problems on Saturday--I had them on Sunday		 20020826-009.jpg (76073 bytes)
The never-ending climb on Mormon Emigrant Trail--30 miles of uphill!		 20020826-010.jpg (98311 bytes)
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On MET
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At long last, the store at Silver Lake		 20020826-014.jpg (86295 bytes)
Silver Lake store		 20020826-015.jpg (86339 bytes)
Gorgeous cliffs at Kirkwood ski resort		 20020826-016.jpg (92495 bytes)
Summit of Carson Pass		 20020826-017.jpg (37961 bytes)
Our destination on Day One
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Leaving Tahoe on Sunday		 20020826-019.jpg (154585 bytes)
At Echo Summit		 20020826-020.jpg (155202 bytes)
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Ron Lew on Green Valley Road

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