Well, at least that was the plan.
But between the head wind and not knowing the route (yeah it was our first try), we magange to make it just past the Bristle Cone Tree intersection. Total elevation gain is 23,250 feet and total distance is 214 miles... We did not summit but I know we were about 10 to 13 miles short of our goal.
We brought a total of 12 bikes as we had several possible routes that included a mountain bike/road bike and some of us had touring bikes... my rig/trailer manage to take the bulk of the bikes and gear needed to do this trip.
Needless to say we had an AWESOME time and my wife was awesome at providing the sag support.
Had no mechanical issues other than a cut tire that was quickly replaced.
Here is the link to the pics:
Picasa Web Albums - Selene - DV2WM
Here is the link to the actual route we took:
MapMyRide.com | View Badwater To White Mountain in Furnace Creek, California
This was my first time in Death Valley.
But between the head wind and not knowing the route (yeah it was our first try), we magange to make it just past the Bristle Cone Tree intersection. Total elevation gain is 23,250 feet and total distance is 214 miles... We did not summit but I know we were about 10 to 13 miles short of our goal.
We brought a total of 12 bikes as we had several possible routes that included a mountain bike/road bike and some of us had touring bikes... my rig/trailer manage to take the bulk of the bikes and gear needed to do this trip.
Needless to say we had an AWESOME time and my wife was awesome at providing the sag support.
Had no mechanical issues other than a cut tire that was quickly replaced.
Here is the link to the pics:
Picasa Web Albums - Selene - DV2WM
Here is the link to the actual route we took:
MapMyRide.com | View Badwater To White Mountain in Furnace Creek, California
This was my first time in Death Valley.
