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| 2D map of the trail we rode this year, in red. Blue was from last year; some of the blue is completely covered by the red. _MapCottonwood2D.jpg |
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| 3D view of the trails we rode, looking from the north. This year's trails are shown in red; last year's in blue _MapCottonwood3DfromNorth.jpg |
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| Elevation profile of the Cottonwood ride _MapCottonwoodProfile.jpg |
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| Getting ready in the parking lot with Nevada mountains in the background IMG_4258.jpg |
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| The first let of the climb IMG_4261.jpg |
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| James' picture of the group gathered to hear about the ride IMG_4266.jpg |
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| A little further on, James stops to point out where we will be going IMG_4267.jpg |
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| A lot of the climb was a little steep and on gravel, not a fun combination IMG_4272.jpg |
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| The downhill was a little rocky, but really FUN. Especially after climbing through all that gravel IMG_4278.jpg |
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| The group is approaching a really tough climb IMG_4284.jpg |
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| My hat is off to anyone who stayed on their bike this far, it was a really tough climb! IMG_4288.jpg |
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| Continuing up the hill you can see it's not a smooth ride, and steeper than it looks IMG_4291.jpg |
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| The trail switchbacks yet again IMG_4293.jpg |
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| Molisa is a champ when it comes to climbing IMG_4295.jpg |
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| Some more downhill at last! IMG_4297.jpg |
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| There are lots of Joshua trees around IMG_4305.jpg |
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