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gabrielle said:

Paladin's trail choice was excellent. I was a bit worried on the first hill; the lack of oxygen
went directly to my head

Was this the same trail we rode last year? I remember the same thing; I buzzed up to a ridge
and suddenly breathing had no real effect. It had that river run at the end as well. It was a
great trail!

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Realizing I was going down in a switchback, a bunch of things ran through my head: "Oh no I'm
going down!!" "AIeee!" "I hope this doesn't hurt too bad!" "I knew I was going too fast." "[censored]!"
"This is just like what Spider was talking about...you think about the strangest things on the way
down." "Hey, I'm thinking all this stuff, why the heck can't I get a message to my arms & legs to
pull me outta this situation!"

grrl, you were rocking on those switchbacks. I wish I could say the same about me!!!

that whole section was a lot easier this year for me.

Penny

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gabrielle said:

Paladin's trail choice was excellent. I was a bit worried on the first hill; the lack of oxygen
went directly to my head

Was this the same trail we rode last year? I remember the same thing; I buzzed up to a ridge
and suddenly breathing had no real effect. It had that river run at the end as well. It was a
great trail!

Remember how we started and ended at Chinook CG? We ended there, but came in via Ruby Meadows, which
had been too wet to ride last year.

Penny

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gabrielle said:

Paladin's trail choice was excellent. I was a bit worried on the first hill; the lack of oxygen
went directly to my head

Was this the same trail we rode last year? I remember the same thing; I buzzed up to a ridge
and suddenly breathing had no real effect. It had that river run at the end as well. It was a
great trail!

We used a different route in, Ruby Meadows. I think this year's route was more fun.

JD

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gabrielle said:

Paladin's trail choice was excellent. I was a bit worried on the first hill; the lack of oxygen
went directly to my head

Was this the same trail we rode last year? I remember the same thing; I buzzed up to a ridge
and suddenly breathing had no real effect. It had that river run at the end as well. It was a
great trail!

Last year Blaine, we cut out the Ruby Meadows section, as it was too swampy from snow-melt. This
year, with a true heat wave cooking up there, we added Ruby Meadows, which was a beautiful, rolling
trek through open forests and meadows leading us down to Loon Lake. The last 1-2 miles to the lake
from the west was the same as last year, as was the trek from the lake out to Chinook campground.

Remember them gnarly switchbacks down to the river where Jim busted his ribs? I think most everybody
(from what I heard & saw, anyway) tried to ride them, and we were stackin folks up like cordwood,
but no serious injuries, thank goodness. (On the second one, I was hanging so far back over my rear
wheel that when my front wheel hit a rock, it jammed the seat into my gut. ouch) Penalties on the
first one were very steep, like an involuntary flight into whitewater, as you will no doubt recall.

This year was about 4 miles longer, a lot hotter, and had more variety. Remember that "slightly
rocky" section toward the end along the river with the overhanging cliff? The Freak cleaned it
again, and I think GMan might have, too. That would be worth video, for sure.

Paladin

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gabrielle said:

Paladin's trail choice was excellent. I was a bit worried on the first hill; the lack of oxygen
went directly to my head

Was this the same trail we rode last year? I remember the same thing; I buzzed up to a ridge
and suddenly breathing had no real effect. It had that river run at the end as well. It was a
great trail!

We used a different route in, Ruby Meadows. I think this year's route was more fun.

JD

what he said.

Penny S. said:

gabrielle scribbled :

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Realizing I was going down in a switchback, a bunch of things ran through my head: "Oh no I'm
going down!!" "AIeee!" "I hope this doesn't hurt too bad!" "I knew I was going too fast." "[censored]!"
"This is just like what Spider was talking about...you think about the strangest things on the
way down." "Hey, I'm thinking all this stuff, why the heck can't I get a message to my arms &
legs to pull me outta this situation!"

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grrl, you were rocking on those switchbacks. I wish I could say the same about me!!!

This was the one on Brundage, the "tight squeeze". Hee hee. Don't know why that name just cracks me
up, maybe I'm turning into a perv. 😉

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that whole section was a lot easier this year for me.

Those (on the Ruby trail) were just like the switchbacks on Dog River, but with a much lower
penalty. 😄 Fun!

gabrielle

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This year was about 4 miles longer, a lot hotter, and had more variety. Remember that "slightly
rocky" section toward the end along the river with the overhanging cliff? The Freak cleaned it
again, and I think GMan might have, too. That would be worth video, for sure.

Paladin

The one right close to the water? That was the only part of the trail I didn't clean. I kept
looking for that boulder that I hit with my head last year. All I know is that section was way
easier this year!!

penny

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This year was about 4 miles longer, a lot hotter, and had more variety. Remember that "slightly
rocky" section toward the end along the river with the overhanging cliff? The Freak cleaned it
again, and I think GMan might have, too. That would be worth video, for sure.

Paladin

The one right close to the water? That was the only part of the trail I didn't clean. I kept
looking for that boulder that I hit with my head last year. All I know is that section was way
easier this year!!

penny

That's gotta be it, if you remember the over-hanging rock like we were in a cave. I looked at that
jumbled pile, and didn't even slow down

(to dismount and walk, of course).

Paladin

Penny S. said:

The one right close to the water? That was the only part of the trail I didn't clean. I kept
looking for that boulder that I hit with my head last year. All I know is that section was way
easier this year!!

Wow, all that riding's done you good! I remember the switchback section just before the river was
pretty hairy - seems like there was one part I just walked (a bit too close to a cliff for me).

I know exactly what spot (next to the river) you guys are talking about. Adam & I tried it about
four times while waiting on the rest of the group...and grudgingly watched JD show us how its done a
couple of times.

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