Demo - 11 miles alone in the dark

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Trip created by mtmatt on 2008/08/07
Overall Rating 4 stars
Technical Difficulty 4 stars
Aerobic Difficulty 3 stars
Distance (mi) 11.3
Elevation Range (ft) 899 - 2617
Total Ascent (ft) 6055
Total Descent (ft) -6068
Total Ascent Distance (mi) 4.9
Total Descent Distance (mi) 6.4
Moving Time 01h 42m 49s
Stopped Time 00h 18m 42s
Average Speed (mph) 5.6
Average Moving Speed (mph) 6.5
Stops 6
Start Time 2008/08/01 23:06:03
Finish Time 2008/08/02 01:07:34
Time Zone Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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Friday night…..........check
Six pack of beer…......drank
Niterider Flamethrower…check
Fence Trail to Tractor…check


11 miles in the dark. No moon. Forgot the damn extender cable that allows you to put the battery pack in the Camelbak instead of in your jersey or on the back of your neck.

Thankfully, didn’t see a lot of wildlife on this ride. The tally goes something like mice – 1, bats – 1, deer -1, mountain lions – 0.

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Comments

  • Comment posted by dirk on 2008/08/07 15:28:02

    Awesome, night soloing Demo must be a pretty interesting experience. Though in my imagination I’d have some fears of seeing meth hilbillies show up along the trail Blair Witch style…


  • Comment posted by mtmatt on 2008/08/22 22:46:39

    Honestly, my greatest fear was that I would get to the big camp ground at the upper part of fence trail and stumble upon the big “mens” group that is occasionally there on the weekends. That and the little voice in my head going “mountain lion, faster, mountain lion, faster”.

    I did see a pretty fantastic shooting star at the heli pad…kind of made the whole thing worthwhile.


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