Pictures from Race Across Oregon, July 2010
The BikeVan all ready for the adventure ahead! |
Signage on the BikeVan |
Sandy's bike (the backup bike) on the BikeVan on Mt. Hood |
Making the turn onto Forest Road 48 after the climb up Mt. Hood |
About to bunny-hop a cattle guard on the descent from Mt. Hood |
View of Mt. Hood in the distance on the way to Time Station 1 |
Barren landscape on the way to Time Station 2 |
Sandy has a lane named after her! |
Getting passed by some rather large farm equipment! |
Applying more sunscreen at Time Station 2 in Moro |
Lee "Fuzzy" Mitchell making a hand off on Saturday |
Jason "Pudu" Pierce and Lee "Fuzzy" Mitchell making hand offs on Saturday |
The road climbing up from the John Day River - temps in the upper 90s |
Hot climb up from the John Day River - thank goodness for ice socks! |
More climbing in the heat |
Sandy making a handoff during the hottest part of the day. |
Passing through a windmill farm after the big climb. |
Another climb in the heat on Sunday |
Cookie hand-off! |
The temperature reading in the van during the Clarno climb.... |
Climbing in the 102deg heat....just keep the pedals turning! |
Pudu driving while being haunted by gummy bears! |
Yes I'll take some cheese fries!!! |
On Bakeoven Road on the way to Maupin on Sunday evening |
Phew - I can finally sit in a real chair!! |
My crew and I at the finish just after 3:30am Monday morning - we made it - woohoo!!! |
Happy finisher wearing my SJBC jersey. |
Sandy at the finish in her RAAM windbreaker |
Sandy got an award at the post race banquet for being a rockstar crew chief! She definitely was!!!! |