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| At Sugarloaf fire lookout, I stopped for a photo on my solo ride to test out the saw mount. June 6, 2003 |
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| Tyee Ridge is the ridge to the left of the branch. Stormy Mountain is the highest peak, just right of center. |
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| Sugarloaf lookout |
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| View from the lookout |
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June 7 we got an early start charting the course for the Dirty Face
dual sport event. Here's Jeff at the end of the section A2 where it rejoins the main course. |
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| Rob at the end of the section A2 where it rejoins the main course. |
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| Rounding the switchback at Maverick Saddle...this is where the Mad River trail begins. |
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| Jeff and Mike rounding the bend. |
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| Jeff and Mike |
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| At Sugarloaf lookout parking area |
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| Jeff, Don and Mike approaching the lookout. |
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| Jeff and Don at the lookout |
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| Me arriving at the lookout. |
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| Don and Jeff |
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| Jeff |
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| Me, Don, Jeff |
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| Tyee Ridge just to the left of center, Stormy mountain, highest peak at the right of photo. Tyee ridge is the site of another fire lookout. |
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| Rob |
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| Our bikes |
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| Sugarloaf Fire lookout, this is a view from the Gold Ridge side of the lookout. |
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| Closeup view of Sugarloaf. |
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| At the beginning of the Gold Ridge road. |
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| Part way down the Gold Ridge section of the course we had to do quite a bit of logging. The road went through a burn area and looked like a war zone due to the number trees down. |
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| It was very hot on this ride, so plenty of water was the order of the day and we all took turns with the logging chores. |
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| Same tree, other side |
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| Yep, that path looks wide enough for a bike. |
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| The previous weekend when Jeff and Don pre-rode this road, Jeff tried to go over this tree and his bike slid down the embankment |
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| Jeff ended up down in the brush with his bike on top of him |
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| Jeff walked down the hill to show us where he and the bike landed |
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| When the logging chores were complete, we had cut about 20 trees off the road. My new chainsaw was now well broke in. |
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| We stopped for a break in Ardenvoir. |
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| Next to Hidden Lake on the last A course trail of the route. |