Gallery - Furnance Creek 508, take 2 (400 miles this time, but the agony of the feet)

Gallery - Furnance Creek 508, take 2 (400 miles this time, but the agony of the feet)
10/08/11

(video)
508 2011 - the Movie

the trusty team car - Escape Van deluxe

tacos for lunch

arrival in Santa Clara

here we go... time to get ready

putting posters on the van

tuning the bike

talking to other riders

checking in - Gumby is there

the scene at the pre-race meeting

Mr 508 Christ Kostman

508 history the original riders

all the riders mount the stage

pre-race dinner more tacos

arriving for breakfast

dressed and putting on the radio

the DeLorean pace car

police escort ready

riders at the start

everyone tense and nervous

team cars waiting at the first checkpoint

team Rocky waits

riding through the Mojave desert

on and on and on

beautiful scenery and nice weather

climbing up to the windmills

fueling and drinking

windmill summit

and on to Mojave into headwind

feet hurt - let's try changing the pedals

heading into California City

Mojave checkpoint

long road up to Randsburg

stop in Johannesburg

everyone here for gas

Gene works on the shoe inserts while I ice my feet

the foot situation is getting more difficult

on and on to Trona

desolate beauty

the long and winding road

onward past Trona

climbing Townes Pass

camp in Stovepipe Wells

dawn of a new day

and so is Rocky

the dunes await

on the road again

heading to Badwater

in Badwater - made it further than last time!

freezing my feet below sea level

the Badwater flats

wow what beauty

southern Death Valley

a long way to go

no time this time

this is what we look like...

...nobody here...

nearly to the climb

up to Jubilee - halfway out

up to Salsbury - out!

climbing and climbing

yay

the road to Shoshone

and stopping to ice

moonrise outside Baker

leaving Baker and ... that's all folks

the finish! - didn't make it this year

next year I'll be there :)