Don Huston kindly provided this track of the ride, click on hybrid to see the real trail! Don also said "Thank you for a very well organized ride with good food and lots of
water (thank you Larry Bowers). The GPS data shows a total distance
of 49 miles, total elevation up of 10400ft and of course 10400ft
down. I think this ride lived up to its reputation of being the
toughest in SoCal and I loved it. A real endurance test. That giant
climb we tailed after lunch was 2380ft in 4.8 miles (or 9.4%) with
only one little quarter mile level spot, the rest was a steady grind
all the way up to Buzzards Roost which made it even tougher than the
infamous Bulldog which was only 1600ft in 3.4 miles (or 8.9%)."
I had a good time shooting riders in the Paramount Ranch western set, home to TV shows like Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and HBO's Carnavale--on Friday we played Wild Bunch and Ride Em Like You Stole Them. This year the 55s didn't go through the town on the actual ride, so everyone had a chance to get shots from there this way. The rest of the shots are here.
