One Hundred Twenty-Eight

Mount Washington

One Hundred Twenty-Seven

Sisters

One Hundred Twenty-Six

Night Loop Pit Stop

Please don't let George see me off the bike.

One Hundred Twenty-Five

Descending Three Creeks

Let's get out'a here!

One Hundred Twenty-Four

Where the Pavement Ends

Elevation: 6000 ft.

One Hundred Twenty-Three

Still Climbing Three Creeks

One Hundred Twenty-Two

Climbing Three Creeks

Count the layers.

One Hundred Twenty-One

Xiang on McKenzie Pass

One Hundred Twenty

Lara

One Hundred Nineteen

Lava

Take the road less traveled.

One Hundred Eighteen

David Blowing in the Wind

One Hundred Seventeen

Crew Kids

Thanks for making the SBR2TH SALMON signs Xiang! (Only three more sets to go before the 508.)

One Hundred Sixteen

Climbing in the Rain

One Hundred Fifteen

Kenneth and I Climbing

I started at 6:35. I think Kenneth started at 6:45. After burning another 20 minutes changing a flat he finally caught me on the climb up to McKenzie Pass. Kenneth was gracious enough to chat with me for a while before I let him go.

The price hundreds of Portlanders paid to ride 100 miles with Lance last month: $150

The price I paid to ride for 24 hours with the likes of Kenneth: $50

Getting the better deal: Priceless

One Hundred Fourteen

Getting Ready for Rain

Friday was chaotic. Half way to Sisters I realized I forgot to pack a rain jacket. At least I had my Beckman booties.

One Hundred Thirteen

Me and Supermen: Tom and Kenneth

Left to Right: Moi (sloth a.k.a. Sabertooth Salmon), Tom Jacobson ('05 24-hr solo winner), Kenneth Philbrick ('05 RAO winner)

One Hundred Twelve

George and Terri

George Thomas and Terri Gooch briefing the 24-hour riders before the inagural Race Across Oregon Ring of Fire 12/24 Time Trial.

One Hundred Eleven

1200K Ride Report - finally:

http://sabertoothsalmon.blogspot.com/2005/07/ninety-one.html