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03-22-2008, 11:21 AM
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Which way did he go?
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STR Invasion of Marshall Canyon
First off- Let me give a big THANKS to the guys at INCYCLE for coming out and supporting STR. There were more than a few folks that took advantage of their talents.
 Now on to the FUN!  I rolled into the parking lot a little bit after 8 am and there was already 20-25 riders already there mulling around and getting ready. Dean (dstepper) was rolling on the full squish, looking for some features to go and play on. Unfortunatly, I couldn't join in the fun, but it was great to be out there and see the LARGEST group of riders outside of a race at Fontana or Sea Otter. I had a chance to meet Jarrod (Pahika) and his wife after the main group had rolled and his count was 112 riders! Here are a few photos from the pre-ride parking lot. Folks getting ready.  Stephanie (SDYeti) and Hugh checking in.  The Godfather  More riders   The "A" Group 
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mechmann (03-22-2008),
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northshore (03-24-2008),
ODB (03-22-2008),
Pho'dUp (03-22-2008),
project_d (03-23-2008),
RacinJason (03-22-2008),
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sdyeti (03-22-2008),
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03-22-2008, 11:34 AM
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Domestic Floral Goddess
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Wow, looks like that was a terrific ride! I was called for work at the last moment, and had to forfeit my fun for the day! I am sorry I missed this one!
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genusmtbkr5 (03-25-2008)
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03-22-2008, 11:43 AM
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STR Veteran
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I could just not get the motivation to ride with only 4 hrs sleep. I tried,I was so planning for this ride.Looks like it was a blast.See ya on the trails
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genusmtbkr5 (03-25-2008)
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03-22-2008, 12:04 PM
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Senior Member
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Fun ride. too bad the majority of the riders made a u turn once marshall merged with Mills loop. For the handfull of us B guys that went down and back up it was fun.
I had a great day other gettting their late and playing catch up then some asshat bombing down thru marshall and taking me out practically breaking my wrist, tearing up my leg and breaking my polar watch...and that was only the first part of the ride. This isnt the route most took but it is what was planned for the ride and my route. http://www.animalhousedesigns.net/mt...newbieride.kml http://www.animalhousedesigns.net/mt...newbieride.gdb
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Vickie (03-22-2008)
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03-22-2008, 02:10 PM
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Two wheels on the ground
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Fun ride today
That was a very fun ride today. The park seems like it has endless possibilities which will spark a re-visit in the future. It was great to see the STR and INCYCLE tents in the parking lot when I pulled up. Thanks guys and also thanks to the people from switchback who had ice cold sodas for after the ride. I also want to say a special thanks to gene, nancy, roger, cc, gregg and whoever else was helping out through the day. CC I seriously had so much fun coming down and following your line through the single track and stream crossings. I am sure the hikers, bikers and horse riders were scratching their heads after seing a pack of 100+ riders coming through. It was great to ride with all of you guys for sure. Here are some pictures from today. I was going to take more but I was having so much fun I forgot to get my camera out.
It was also my first ride on the KHS softail single speed i just built up and it exceeded my expectations. |
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xhuskr (03-22-2008)
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03-22-2008, 02:19 PM
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Directionally Challenged
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I really had a great time and it was really nice to have over a 100 people sing Happy Birthday to me.
I'll never forget that,thanks friends!
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"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips |
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Wrecker (03-22-2008)
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03-22-2008, 02:29 PM
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Over the Hill
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Nice mellow day, the canyon was nice and green and it got a little warm on the last couple of climbs. A couple of misfortunate accidents but I suppose that is to be expected with that many on the trail at one time. I hope the two guys that I know about that went down are OK.
A big boo to the knucklehead that blew by me on the downhill singletrack without saying anything….un-cool. Picture of a dead horse on the trail…I thought they should have shot it and put the poor thing out of its misery…but...NO...they had to try to get it going again. 
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singleminded (03-22-2008),
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speckledtrout (03-22-2008),
Sprockethead (03-22-2008),
stjunkie (03-22-2008),
tkblazer (03-22-2008),
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VTVic (03-22-2008),
Wrecker (03-22-2008)
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03-22-2008, 02:36 PM
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Directionally Challenged
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Yeah, it's amazing how many dead horses are out there.
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"The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips |
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03-22-2008, 02:50 PM
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Warrior Society Member
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Arrived about 8:30 and the parking lot was pretty crowded. Lots of riders cruising around. Recognized some faces.....didn't recognize lotsa of faces.
Fist time out riding here. With these rides you never know what you are going to get. The "A" group took off first, then the "B" group left....which at first was most of the riders. We got strung out on the gradual up hill and stream crossings. Had several regroups. Pretty nice casual pace. Temps were perfect under the canopy of the trees. Then we started climbing. Once out of the canopy the temps went up quite a bit....but not unbearable. A couple of the climbs were on the steep side but still fun. Once out to the turn-around area, there was some confusion as to what way we were going to go. Nobody seemed to have a clue where they were going. However, we figured out where we were and where we were headed. The swoopy doubletrack coming back down was a blast. We got out in front....left a little early to have the trail wide open. Lots of little jumps and stuff to play on. Let's just say I will be coming back. Very fun ride. Can't wait to try it again and really see what is out there to ride.            |
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