[BELOW IS TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL WRITE-UP…]

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Wow!!
I’m still in withdrawals from riding and simply being outside, so for now, I’ll sum it up in a few words and post some pics…and then head back outside to play.Coconino 250 Bikepacking Race — 250 miles of bikepacking. Self-supported.  Over 33000Ft of elevation change, to include 3 pretty significant mountain ‘ranges’.wow
fun
hard
smashingly hard
too long
too short
gorgeous days
frigid nights
violent shivering
hot fire
sweet singletrack
sweet singletrack at night
grinding fireroads
mountains
more mountains
killer climbs
ecstatic climbs
fun descents
scary descents
clear river
bleach water
via coffee packs galore
burnt bike shorts
loyal bicicleta
breakfast burritos, 2 days old
cows
elk
deer
skunk
more elk
bear scat
tarantulas
new friends
better friends
sunset full moonrise for 1000+ drop off schnebly straight home

although, after all that, home seems to be back ‘out there’, not ‘in here’.

OTHER COCO250 PICS CAN BE FOUND AT — http://redrockworld.blogspot.com/2011/10/coconino-250.html

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