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Death Valley Double Century

Sunrise just before the ride start in Furnace Creek
The mass start of around 160 riders at 7:15am in Furnace Creek
Morning glow on the Panamint Mountains
Kristin, happy and pleased to be riding in the pleasant morning climes
The sun, starting to illuminate (and heat up) Death Valley
  Sunrise just before the ride start in Furnace Creek  
  The mass start of around 160 riders at 7:15am in Furnace Creek  
  Morning glow on the Panamint Mountains  
  Kristin, happy and pleased to be riding in the pleasant morning climes  
  The sun, starting to illuminate (and heat up) Death Valley  
The Panamint Mountains across Death Valley
A great morning paceline heading south from Badwater
A large salt flat accompanied me for quite a ways.
An excellent paceline I hopped onto out of Badwater and stayed with for the next 20-some-odd miles.
Climbing one of several long rollers into a headwind, just before the Ashford Mills rest stop.
  The Panamint Mountains across Death Valley  
  A great morning paceline heading south from Badwater  
  A large salt flat accompanied me for quite a ways.  
  An excellent paceline I hopped onto out of Badwater and stayed with for the next 20-some-odd miles.  
  Climbing one of several long rollers into a headwind, just before the Ashford Mills rest stop.  
Fighting one last set of gentle rollers (into a headwind, naturally), almost to the Ashford Mills rest stop
A colorful mountain towers thousands of feet above the Ashford Mills rest stop
One of the amusingly-dressed staffers at Ashford Mills cops a feel :)
Climbing Jubilee Pass
The ever-colorful mountains around Death Valley
  Fighting one last set of gentle rollers (into a headwind, naturally), almost to the Ashford Mills rest stop  
  A colorful mountain towers thousands of feet above the Ashford Mills rest stop  
  One of the amusingly-dressed staffers at Ashford Mills cops a feel :)  
  Climbing Jubilee Pass  
  The ever-colorful mountains around Death Valley  
Kristin, cresting Jubilee Pass. She wisely decided to turn around here and do a century, while I foolishly continued onwards.
Woohoo - on top of Jubilee Pass. Although its only about 1300ft high, we did start at about -150, so its a bit more of a climb than it sounds.
Lovely view from the water stop midway up the Salsburry Pass climb. I decided this was a fine place to turn around and head back to Furnace Creek
A cyclist climbing Salsburry Pass in the >100F heat
A really colorful mountain near Ashford Mills
  Kristin, cresting Jubilee Pass. She wisely decided to turn around here and do a century, while I foolishly continued onwards.  
  Woohoo - on top of Jubilee Pass. Although its only about 1300ft high, we did start at about -150, so its a bit more of a climb than it sounds.  
  Lovely view from the water stop midway up the Salsburry Pass climb. I decided this was a fine place to turn around and head back to Furnace Creek  
  A cyclist climbing Salsburry Pass in the >100F heat  
  A really colorful mountain near Ashford Mills  
The Ashford Mills rest stop, on my way back. The staffers seemed less chipper than they had on the way south, not to mention the riders!
This must've been a sick joke the NPS was playing on us.
More colorful mountains, hum de dum :)
A salt flat near Ashford Mills
Riding in the intolerable heat at 200 feet below sea level
  The Ashford Mills rest stop, on my way back. The staffers seemed less chipper than they had on the way south, not to mention the riders!  
  This must've been a sick joke the NPS was playing on us.  
  More colorful mountains, hum de dum :)  
  A salt flat near Ashford Mills  
  Riding in the intolerable heat at 200 feet below sea level  
Multicolored hills between Ashford Mills and Badwater
Although it was hot and I was suffering, at least the views were nice!
Even with the semi-shade provided by the clouds, it was very hot, about 104F. Just around this mountain is where I called it quits.
  Multicolored hills between Ashford Mills and Badwater  
  Although it was hot and I was suffering, at least the views were nice!  
  Even with the semi-shade provided by the clouds, it was very hot, about 104F. Just around this mountain is where I called it quits.  
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