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| A stop for tasty Maid Rites |
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| Yummy! |
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| Breakfast...and wind power...in more ways than one |
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| Scott riding through Pike National Forest |
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| The trail through the National Forest |
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| There was a fire here in 2003, but it's already starting to recover |
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| This was a very fun road |
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| Here comes MCM |
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| Roadside stop for a BBQ sandwich...yum! |
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| Screw you guys...I'm going home. |
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| 4x4 Highly Recommended...sweet! |
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| View heading up Mosquito Pass |
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| The road started out very nicely... |
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| ...and just got rougher and rougher |
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| Two KLRs |
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| This is as far as we got |
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| This looks simple, but it was at least a 12% grade with big ruts...only a matter of time until someone got hurt. |
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| So we took a more simple pass instead |
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| Mr. Clean |
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| Weston Pass...very simple going up, only slightly interesting going back down |
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| Well groomed |
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| Smile! Scott enjoyed the yellow trees even though "we have yellow trees in Wisconsin." |
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| Whoops! "Hey, let me help you...right after I take this picture." |
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| We decided to tackle Mosquito pass from west to east, having failed going east to west |
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| The road was rough, but passable |
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| This looks simple...but believe me, it was not. |
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| This was a very tough road with uphill switchbacks, big rocks, and great views if you could pry your eyes from the road ahead |
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| Looking back into the valley, where we would eventually camp for the night |
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| The KLR |
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| The KLR at the top...waiting for MCM and Mr. Clean to arrive. The last 1/2 mile was severely uphill, so I didn't stop to wait for them until the summit. |
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| The KLR at the summit. |
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| Here they come! |
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| Success!! |
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| Matt is pressing the "OK" button...I wanted to throw it off a cliff, tie it to a bird, or throw it in someone else's truck bed. |
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| MCM and Mr. Clean |
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| Dumas |
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| TNDC |
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| The sign |
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| TNDC 2009 |
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| Camp at 11,200 feet |
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| Yes, it was cold |
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| but it was a beautiful campsite |
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| A "quick" tire change...for me at least |
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| Breakfast in Leadville |
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| After breakfast, we headed up Hagerman Pass |
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| It followed an old railroad grade for a while, but never got really rough |
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| MCM, Mr. Clean, and one hell of a view |
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| View of the road |
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