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Hanzo

It was a return trip for most but a first time for ODB and myself. SART was more scenic then I could ever imagine and venture to say that some views reminded me of Yosemite. Usually most RR consist of riders going over gnarly sections or hitting a jump. I found myself in awe of the beauty of this place and took more pictures of the scenery then of riders. There were BIG BIG trees galore. Thank you Lynn for setting this up.

suggested instead of starting at the post office/general store we start at Loch Leven and climb up ~6 miles to the post office and then do the usual route. Im glad we followed Deans advise and Tim was commenting on the next time he does SART he will start at LL again. Others went on further for extra credit but a good time was had by all. I dont have the exact numbers but Im sure someone will chime in.

BTW. Thanks to Toby for providing the ducks. AGAIN!!!

Gathering at the Loch Leven parking lot


CC and Sheclimbs


Singletrakk Camel cruisin


CC, Slappy and Pain Freak


Toby checking out the scenery


Autumn is definitely at SART. The colors were absolutely amazing and these pictures dont do it justice.
















The gang (CC, Sheclimbs, STJunkie, Good Ol Slappy, Romeo, Steppie, Grandpa, Shinken, Singletrakk, ODB, Pain Freak and I)



WTF??? The bubb goes down on pavement.


Miguel


CC


Slappy


new2mtb


Lynn


Scott and Nick




Can you say exposure? That first step is a doozy.




Scott and Dr Miguel M. checkin out the route


Tim thinking about huckin it!





Heal up hw!

dstepper

Noel thanks for the pics. Ending GPS for me was 30.4 miles and 3940 ft climbing. I thought about throwing the GPS up in the air a few times to break 4k.

Jose and Jeff did another 10+ miles and we only beat them back to the car by a beer.

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Good_ol'_slappy

Nice full day of riding!

Here are a few of mine...

Steppie x2


Romeo


Little Man, Big Trees


PainFreak


Steppie


STJunkie


CC, STJunkie, Steppie


SheClimbs


Hanzo

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dirtmistress

Beautiful!!

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foofighter

great RR! i too try to capture the beauty of why we're out there to begin with as well as our buddies

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Hanzo

great picture!

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slayer

awesome pics. thanks for the RR.

VTVic

Sounds/looks like another nice one. Thanks for the pics!

new2mtb

nice ride today guys, good to see old and new faces.. =)

grandpa

Thanks for posting this ride Lynn. The ride up Loch Levin was a really nice climb(good idea Dean!) It was an excellent addition to an already great SART ride.

Wish I could have stayed longer and had some grub with you guy's. Next time for sure!

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BrewMaster

Indeed an excellent RR and pics. Someday I will get my arse up there.

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ODB

Just a fantastic ride yesterday, and really great meeting a bunch of new riders. I only wish I didn't have to turn back so soon because of time. Can't wait to get back and explore more of SART.

sheclimbs

Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday. SART never disappoints! We had a great group, sorry that a few of you had to take off a little early. Hanzo glad to see you're back on the trails again.
We have been so lucky in our last several rides, fall colors everywhere! I love the sound of your tires rolling through the leaves - reminds me of childhood and fall in the midwest.
I have lost track of the number of times we've ridden SART so it was fun to explore a new route. I enjoyed the climb up. Or should I say I enjoyed the climb up even more after the extended ride down at the end of the day.
While a few people did some extra credit to reach the 30 mile mark, we kicked back at one of my favorite spots and admired the trees
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VTVic

Great pics Lynn. Thanks! Wish I could have joined...

Shannon

Thanks for the personalized RR, Hanzo! It looks like you guys had another epic ride with beautiful fall colors. I'm glad I decided not to show up with my Burley trailer. Some of those narrow trails with exposure would have been too much for me...

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Pain Freak

Aw Shannon, we would of put you on the back of STJunkie, he never falls.

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