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Deathrite - Obscure shades

Here are a few more images - my Strava post, and cool visualizations from Strava and Garmin of the route. The Garmin elevation map really shows that this ride is mostly long, slow ascents with a few fast descents. So glad to finally be an official Death Ride Finisher!

This one is HUGE. The ride is advertised as 104 miles with 14K of climbing. My Garmin had the numbers slightly lower, but I’m not quibbling. It was an epic weekend with Mike (happy birthday!) and his cousin Neil. The Death Ride took place on a brutally hot day in Alpine County on Saturday, July 15th. We left from Markleeville at 5am and were done with the first two big climbs by 9:15am, which was good because it was starting to get very hot. According to my Garmin, the temperature went from 55 degrees at 5am to over 100 degrees at 11am. The forecast was for high of 95 degrees - not sure the Garmin was accurate, but you get the point...it was a scorcher. And the heat took its toll. Neil called it a day after the second pass. Mike was the strongest on the first two climbs but he was really suffering from the heat at the top of Ebbetts, the third pass. He said, "finish it for me" and so I did. The area from Hermit Valley to Alpine Lake is beautiful. I had to walk up some really steep parts including a 20% grade to avoid cramping. I've been victim of cramping at Death Ride in the past so was doing all I could to avoid them, from bananas & electrolyte capsules to sports drink, pickle juice, and V8. I made it out to the far point on the course, the turnaround at Alpine Lake just as the rest stop was shutting down. On the way up the back side of Ebbetts, the cramps hit my right leg so I walked it. I got two bananas, topped off the electrolyte drink at the top of Ebbetts and was able to recover somewhat on the long descent back to Markleeville. Mike was there in the town center with an ice-cold Gatorade knockoff and it was so good. Thank you, Mike! I couldn't have finished without your support, today and throughout our training. I was able to do the last climb to Turtle Rock and finished at 6:45pm, just before the finish line shut down at 7pm...Whew! After the ride, we packed up our campsite at Grover Hot Springs and stayed with Neil at a nice AirB&B in South Lake Tahoe, and the Guiness was so good. Cheers to finally finishing the Death Ride!

Helping out at the Markleeville Deathride

Death ride captured on #gopro www.piebeta.com #photosbyparth #piebeta #goprophotography #deathride #tribalfare https://www.instagram.com/p/B-B8yR5nSa0/?igshid=2m9pm95tzcuw

With @deathrideband the musical end of my night! #deathride #yuccataproom #punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #tempe #phoenix #arizona #concerts #concertphotography #android #galaxys9 (at Yucca Tap Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmpz6NiB1e4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6fnu5ctg03h9

@deathrideband getting creative with their band banner! #deathride #deathrideband #timeoutlounge #punk #punkrock #tempe #phoenix #arizona #concerts #concertphotography #iphone (at Time Out Lounge)