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[QUOTE="INCA, post: 1306326, member: 45997"] Steel Man, yes I'll accept, just make sure there are two e's. Lucky, also a yes, but I believe what luck one has in life is of their own doing. The flag on the mountain is guarded by a chipmunk that can go over the edge and back up to stand on two legs within 4 feet of you. For the picture, I was asked to step back further. Ride of a lifetime is very factual and the experience very emotional. I had no intentions of even thinking about next years riding before going to Colorado. More at the end of day five. Tuesday, 8-19-08 Carl, Dan and Chris would be leading today as we head downhill into Crested Butte, the original old town. After a few residential streets we are out in the country again headed for Kebler Pass. Since I’m riding the slowest at my comfortable safe speed, the others get ahead and periodically wait for me to catch up. When the two track went right through a grassy area, so did I, even though it didn’t show a lot of use. A little further all but about 12 inches of trail had been washed away and then it was a downed tree across the trail, with smaller logs to make a ramp over it. Hearing a bike behind me was confidence I was doing OK. Then it’s Chris beside me with – “You missed a turn”. So back we go to where the others are waiting at a higher level, where I made the turn. The story was – “Here comes Ted now” – “There he goes”. One of the ride rules is that a sponsor is in trouble if he looses his rookie. Nothing is said about the rookie trying to get away though and I got caught at it. We had some laughs about it and no answer why it took Chris so long to catch me. Somehow, by going here and there, we eventually got to Gunnison to refuel both the bikes and ourselves. On the way out of town heading south, Chris split off to ride with others on a different trail. Whatever it was we took I have no recollection of until we got to Rt. 149 and on into Lake City. By now the afternoon is about half gone and the chase guys are telling riders to get going so they can get to Ouray before dark thirty. We haven’t gone far along a rocky, rutted trail when the front wheel jumps out of the rut into the rocks and down I go. I’m not sure, but I believe what happened is that I was looking too far ahead where the trail made an uphill turn to the left. No bruises or bike damage. We are now on a plateau with enough small scrub trees that it does look green. I had heard the word “desert” earlier and it may have referred to this section. There are also unmarked two tracks that go off to the right and left, leading to who knows where. At one of them though there are ribbons indicating a right turn is the correct way. Before long we are in a pasture and the cattle take our passing in stride. I could have patted one on the nose had I taken my hand off the throttle. When we got to the road, there was a wire gate that had to be closed behind us. Ahead there was the most dirt trail yet. Then there was a long loose dirt uphill that was the closest to “home” of the five days, (picture 2) The climb up to Engineers Pass isn’t difficult but I’ve been told it is one of the longest. I’m guessing that would be over 10 miles. In case anyone is wondering, the only place there are guardrails is on the lower elevation roads that receive the heavier traffic. There are places where it’s just as hard going down as it is climbing. The biggest difference being that going down gives high MPG. After a while we get to US 550, turn right and head for Ouray, the end of riding for day two. Young Ted [/QUOTE]
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