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Day One--Davis
to South Lake Tahoe
Total distance from Davis: 167 miles
Total climb: 13,000 vertical feet
Total time: 14.5 hours Andreas, 15.5 hours Ron, Spencer, Eric |
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Video:
The group on Saturday morning
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Andreas and Spencer |
Bikes at the ready |
Saturday morning on the
American River Bike Path
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East of Folsom
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Video:
On Mother Lode Road |
Glimpse of the Sierras in the
distance |
Placervillle rest stop |
Historic building in Placerville |
Video:
Placerville rest stop |
Video:
Apple Hill area |
Ron Lew arrives at the
Pollock Pines rest stop |
Chilling out with a Popsicle in
Pollock Pines |
Andreas |
Spencer |
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Chasing Andreas
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Video:
Chasing Andreas |
Video:
Downhill run to Jenkinson Lake
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"Casualty
Camp"? Yeah, we would be feeling like casualties pretty
soon, too!
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Jenkinson Lake. No time
to swim today! |
Mormon Emigrant Trail |
Video:
On Mormon Emigrant Trail |
Counting down the miles
to the Hwy 88 junction
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The road just goes on,
and on, and on |
Getting closer! |
View from near the top of
MET |
Not there yet! |
Yeah! At the
junction--still a little climbing to go before Silver Lake |
View from the junction |
Ron and Spencer arrive at
Silver Lake |
Spencer (left) and Ron |
Getting ready to leave.
Thank heavens for this store! |
Silver Lake |
Heading onward toward
Carson Pass |
Carson Spur--not quite
the summit yet |
View from Carson Spur |
Ron and Spencer arriving
at the Spur |
Gorgeous geology |
Heading toward Carson
Pass
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Video:
Carson Pass |
Looking back down
Carson Pass |
Big "thumbs up" from
Spencer at Carson Pass
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Ron arrives at Carson Pass
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The road down from Carson
Pass--a fantastic, 52mph downhill |
Summit photo |
Carson River |
Video:
Carson River scene |
Gratuitous shot of
Campy Only's Eric Norris |
There's the
signpost up ahead--next stop, Tahoe! |
Video:
Show me the buffet!!
(We descend like locusts on Caesar's Tahoe) |
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Day
Two--Return to Davis
Note: On Day Two, Ron and Spencer backtracked over the Day
One course--a much harder ride back. Sorry, no photos
of their ride!
Total distance to Davis: 127 miles
Total climb: 3,000 vertical fee
Total time: 8 hours |
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Breakfast Saturday |
Andreas Schultz setting
out for Echo Summit |
First signpost |
At Echo Summit |
Passing through
Placerville |
Placerville |
Back on Mother Lode Road
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Video:
Almost the last stop |
103 degrees in
Sacramento! |
Andreas bought the
smoothies at Jamba Juice |
On the Davis Causeway |
Andreas at the finish |
Campy Only's Eric Norris
at the finish |
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