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Reply #1900 on: June 28, 2012, 08:56:48 PM
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FrancyPants
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I talked to Eric S. He supposed to leave Silver City at 3 pm. His Dad mentioned he was having problem with his SPOT (I guess it was due to low batteries). I am assuming he never got that fixed and his SPOT just stopped working.
Thanks for the update, It is comforting to his Blue Dot fans to know he is rested and 'in the game'. Go, Eric! |
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Reply #1901 on: June 28, 2012, 09:04:40 PM
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FrancyPants
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I touched base with Ryan earlier and he mentioned going off route where Alberto B is now doing the same thing. He was definitely a little frustrated, after "running on fumes for most of the day". He wasn't looking forward to back tracking in the heat. He found a place to fuel up and cool off for a bit, so in the end, it worked out alright  Hopefully Alberto will take advantage of the services also. Thanks, RCtracker, BTW, how's his blistered toe? Surely better since he's in good spirits and taking great photos. Looks like he's fired up to reach Antelope Wells. Go, Ryan! |
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Reply #1902 on: June 28, 2012, 09:06:13 PM
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RonDog
Location: Fort Collins, CO
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« Reply #1902 on: June 28, 2012, 09:06:13 PM » |
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Where is Alberto headed now? Seems like he's skipping the CDT section after his resupply.
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Reply #1903 on: June 28, 2012, 10:08:16 PM
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AmyL
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« Reply #1903 on: June 28, 2012, 10:08:16 PM » |
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John Phillips missed a turn coming down into Cuba, and is now backtracking. He will spend about an hour on the mistake.
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Reply #1904 on: June 28, 2012, 10:41:50 PM
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JF-mtnbiker
Location: Wyoming
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« Reply #1904 on: June 28, 2012, 10:41:50 PM » |
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Where is Alberto headed now? Seems like he's skipping the CDT section after his resupply.
Wondering the same. He should have backtracked to the route but continued on 15. |
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Reply #1905 on: June 28, 2012, 11:18:43 PM
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bpeschka
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« Reply #1905 on: June 28, 2012, 11:18:43 PM » |
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Wondering the same. He should have backtracked to the route but continued on 15.
He'll intersect the course in less than 10 miles if he doesn't figure it out and back track. If he went to the Lake Roberts store to resupply, he should have gone backwards from there to get back to course. Or, he just missed that turn off of 35 before Lake Roberts. Regardless, I hope he figures it out soon before he puts in too many unnecessary miles. |
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Reply #1906 on: June 29, 2012, 02:14:53 AM
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phil_rad
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« Reply #1906 on: June 29, 2012, 02:14:53 AM » |
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Looks like Alberto missed the whole CDT section, be a lot of backtracking. Interesting to see what he does. Maybe he doesn't even know he made a mistake; it'd be a real bummer if he gets relegated because of it. But rules are rules.
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Reply #1907 on: June 29, 2012, 03:20:03 AM
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Use it or lose it
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« Reply #1907 on: June 29, 2012, 03:20:03 AM » |
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Maybe he has made a decision to avoid this section? I know from experience that it comes at the end of a long, tough segment. And there has been plenty of discussion here to say that it is very hard to do with a loaded up bike.
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Reply #1908 on: June 29, 2012, 03:54:49 AM
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ridingman1
Drinkin' upstream from the herd
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« Reply #1908 on: June 29, 2012, 03:54:49 AM » |
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Elena M. looks to be inside an ancient meteor crater or perhaps a volcanic bast of the past! Any geologist or astro physicist out there?
It looks to me, hhhmmm hhmm, that she is in the crater left when the space ship landed. You know, the one from from the MOVIE where the ALIENS INVADED and the SUPER HERO squad saved the world? (yeahh, that's what really happened geologically) |
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Reply #1909 on: June 29, 2012, 05:06:55 AM
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mtbcast
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« Reply #1909 on: June 29, 2012, 05:06:55 AM » |
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Calls overnight: Tracey Petervary called in from Cuba. She recaps her ride from Horca but missed the snack shack and is missing some coffee! Fred Arden called in to say he has giardia and is OUT! Jim Stansbury called in from Island Park. He’s doing good and headed to Flagg Ranch. And Justin Simoni, The Long Ranger, called in from Grants. He had an interesting dinner.
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Reply #1910 on: June 29, 2012, 05:22:35 AM
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Thumby
Tell me, where is this mythical convenience store?
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« Reply #1910 on: June 29, 2012, 05:22:35 AM » |
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The backtracking around the CDT Alt reminds me that it is very hard to find the trailhead. I had a lot of hunting and pecking there, exploring false routes, even with GPS and cue sheets. Heck, I even lost the trail ascending the initial climb in hike-a-bike mode. To a blue dot junkie, a rider can appear to have lost his wits after a deliberate off route to the lake, followed by the scramble to begin the CDT Alt. Send all the "Radar Love" you have if you are tracking a racer there!
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And even if one day I do, I'll jump off and smile back at you. -Jesse Winchester
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Reply #1911 on: June 29, 2012, 06:39:02 AM
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RonDog
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« Reply #1911 on: June 29, 2012, 06:39:02 AM » |
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Congrads to Eric S. Looks like he finished up in the early morning around 1:30am.
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Reply #1912 on: June 29, 2012, 06:50:21 AM
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RonDog
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« Reply #1912 on: June 29, 2012, 06:50:21 AM » |
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The backtracking around the CDT Alt reminds me that it is very hard to find the trailhead. I had a lot of hunting and pecking there, exploring false routes, even with GPS and cue sheets. Heck, I even lost the trail ascending the initial climb in hike-a-bike mode. To a blue dot junkie, a rider can appear to have lost his wits after a deliberate off route to the lake, followed by the scramble to begin the CDT Alt. Send all the "Radar Love" you have if you are tracking a racer there!
Looks like Katherine and Terry finally got the radar love this morning after wandering around some. Go riders. |
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Reply #1913 on: June 29, 2012, 06:57:33 AM
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Amnelson
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« Reply #1913 on: June 29, 2012, 06:57:33 AM » |
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:thumbsup:Way to go, Eric Schraufnagel! Incredible!!!  |
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Reply #1914 on: June 29, 2012, 09:11:28 AM
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RootingforEveryone
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« Reply #1914 on: June 29, 2012, 09:11:28 AM » |
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Congrats, Eric!!! Glad it was a SPOT glitch and not something bad!!
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Reply #1915 on: June 29, 2012, 09:13:05 AM
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RootingforEveryone
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« Reply #1915 on: June 29, 2012, 09:13:05 AM » |
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Jim S. & Tracy B. (Not sure if Blake is with them or not): Be safe!!! Glad you got together for dinner! Enjoy the company & keep the "strangers" at bay!!
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Reply #1916 on: June 29, 2012, 09:18:41 AM
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RootingforEveryone
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« Reply #1916 on: June 29, 2012, 09:18:41 AM » |
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Kurt & Caroline: Congratulations!! Just listened to the call-in... I would have to say that you both sound wonderful!! And if you can make it through the TD together, I would be willing to bet you'll be able to do/survive ANYTHING together!! (You have to love someone to be able to hate them! So get back to the love part!!) :-)
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Reply #1917 on: June 29, 2012, 09:20:46 AM
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RootingforEveryone
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« Reply #1917 on: June 29, 2012, 09:20:46 AM » |
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Michael: Glad you're having some fun!! I liked the thank you to your wife!
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Reply #1918 on: June 29, 2012, 09:22:42 AM
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RootingforEveryone
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« Reply #1918 on: June 29, 2012, 09:22:42 AM » |
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Max: I like the do what I can!! You can't expect to be positive EVERY day! Keep pushing! Keep going! Good luck! :-)
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Reply #1919 on: June 29, 2012, 09:28:16 AM
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RootingforEveryone
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« Reply #1919 on: June 29, 2012, 09:28:16 AM » |
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Tracey P: I hope you got your good coffee!! Glad you didn't hurt yourself more with the fall & are enjoying the memories as well. Jay P: What's it like being on the "other side" of the dot? How are you holding up?
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