August 20 and 21, 2005--A group of seven riders (the largest field ever) headed from Davis and Sacramento for Lake Tahoe on the fourth annual Tahoe Epic, a two-day ride to the lake and back.  Riders this year included veterans Ron Lew, Dan Duisenberg, and Campy Only's Eric Norris, joined by new riders Mark Gunther, Chris Calhoun, Sandy Borowski, and Robi Pochapin.

The Tahoe Epic is a tough ride--Day One is more than 140 miles from Davis, with 13,500 feet of climbing that includes almost 30 miles of uphill in one stretch on Mormon Emigrant Trail, and three passes at 8,000 feet and higher.  By the end of the first day, only three riders--Ron, Robi, and Eric--were still riding; everybody else had decided to sag in and forego the last 40 to 50 miles.  Still, all had a great time, which included hitting several all-you-can-eat buffets in South Lake Tahoe!

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Riding through West Sacramento, Sandy leads the way	Over the shoulder view of Dan's bike		The group powers through Folsom	First tiny hill	Robi found this 1942 coin laying by the side of the road!
Dan looks confident in Cameron Park, but leg cramps would end his ride a little later.	Sandy B	Placerville rest stop--Ron adjusts his luggage		Marlboro?  What was Robi thinking?	Historic coffee house
Bikes here include Campy Only's Richard Sachs	Sandy takes a picture of us taking a picture	Chris and Ron	Regrouping near Camino	Chris and Ron ... again	Dan in Pollock Pines
Lunch stop in Pollock Pines	Robi starts the climb up Mormon Emigrant Trail. He snagged pretty much every KOM prize	Mormon Emigrant Trail	Gratuitous self-portrait of Campy Only's Eric Norris		The long, long, climb of Mormon Emigrant Trail
Our shadow	On Hwy 88, heading for the first 8,000-foot pass	Nice alpine scenery		Almost at the summit of Hwy 88	Chris, Sandy, and Mark's bikes on the sag vehicle
Rest stop at Silver Lake		Carson Spur	View from Carson Spur	Caples Lake
Left turn to Lake Tahoe	At Carson Pass	Robi gets ready for the long downhill	Ron	Robi	Eric
Day Two: Tahoe to Davis	Heading for breakfast Sunday morning	Chris and Ron get packed for the return trip. Five riders made the trip back from Lake Tahoe	Another shot of our shoulder	Pioneer Trail	Our first job for Sunday--climb over that mountain
	Echo Summit	Campy Only's Eric Norris in a gratuitous summit shot	Outer Limits?	Sly Park exit---here's where we left Hwy 50 on the way down	Yolo Causeway bike path--almost home!
		Last gratuitous self-portrait, with about 8 miles to go	Home at last! 14 hours up, 9 hours down

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