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| Mike grabbing some awesome coffee at SWORK before the trip |
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| Mike after the climb on Mt Brown in SoCal the morning we left for Utah |
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| Passing Vegas on the way to Utah |
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| Gooseberry Mesa |
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| Three Mikes |
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| Two Vans |
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| Trusty steed |
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| Get out of my picture! |
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| The climb up Burro Pass to the start of the Whole Enchilada in Moab, Utah |
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| Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski on the practice ride for the Enchilada Enduro Race |
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| Mark pausing for our own morale...not ‘cause he needed to |
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| Mike makin’ progress |
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| Finally a pic that shows how steep it was! |
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| Don’t knock walkin’ if you haven’t done this climb! |
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| Chad, Jim and Mike |
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| Chad, Jim and Mike. Yes, that’s snow. |
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| Top of Burro pass. Keep in mind, it’s in the high 80’s where we’re headed from here! |
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| This is what a 1,000ft climb at 11,200ft altitude and a steep grade does to grown men. |
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| Yup. |
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| Yah, it was purty. |
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| Always encouraging to come across a fresh mountain lion kill on one’s trail. |
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| Gettin’ ready to rock kokopelli. Arguably the best part. |
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| Upper Porcupine Rim |
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| On our way to ‘family day’ with the Wilsons. There’s good riding yonder! |
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| Some people. |
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| This crew can ride! |
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| Shux. |
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| Dinosaur tracks!!! |
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| Speaking of purty.... |
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| Grand Junction ‘Lunch Loops’ trail system. “Mountain biking is hard" |
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| Later that day we went to Glade Park around 10,000 ft and did a little Alpine ride before dark |
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| Mike had the perfect camo for this environment |
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| You can the the electrolytes. |
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| Great light for the end of an awesome ride at the end of an awesome trip! |
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| In the distance you can see the top of the La Sal mountains where we rode down the Whole Enchilada to the right and into Moab. |
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| Just a rest stop on the way home. |
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| Now we’re talkin! Oh wait...I’m in a weighed down Rav. |
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| Big fire in the distance. Pic doesn’t do it justice. |
