Re: [RBW] Tahoe Epic 2010 - a set on Flickr

2010-09-13 Thread cyclotourist
Amazing... utterly amazing. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > Busier, yes, but only one summit to climb to get to Placerville. There are > four summits if you take Hwy 89 (Luther Pass, Carson Pass, Carson Spur, and > the climb to the top of Mormon Emigrant Trail). > > --Eric

Re: [RBW] Tahoe Epic 2010 - a set on Flickr

2010-09-13 Thread Eric Norris
Busier, yes, but only one summit to climb to get to Placerville. There are four summits if you take Hwy 89 (Luther Pass, Carson Pass, Carson Spur, and the climb to the top of Mormon Emigrant Trail). --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Sep 13, 2010, at 6:00 PM, A

Re: [RBW] Tahoe Epic 2010 - a set on Flickr

2010-09-13 Thread Anne Paulson
Really? You think Highway 50 is better than 89 to 88? I didn't much like 88 & 89 but I heard 50 is busier and also has no shoulder. On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Eric Norris wrote: > You are far more adventurous than us.  Hwy 89 was actually an alternate > choice--my preference is to stick to

Re: [RBW] Tahoe Epic 2010 - a set on Flickr

2010-09-13 Thread Eric Norris
You are far more adventurous than us. Hwy 89 was actually an alternate choice--my preference is to stick to Hwy 50 for the return trip. --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Sep 13, 2010, at 3:56 PM, Anne Paulson wrote: > Eric, and others doing that route, do yo

Re: [RBW] Tahoe Epic 2010 - a set on Flickr

2010-09-13 Thread Anne Paulson
Eric, and others doing that route, do you know the nicer route on the Tahoe side of Luther Pass? A touring cyclist pointed it out to me last week when I was finishing off my (Riv-enabled) Sierra Cascades trip by riding over Luther and Carson Passes to Sacramento. In the westward direction, don't t

[RBW] Tahoe Epic 2010 - a set on Flickr

2010-09-13 Thread Eric Norris
My Riv-enabled weekend ride: just a shade under 300 miles with 18,000 feet of climbing from Davis to Lake Tahoe and back, all aboard my Riv Road Standard: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157624947289984/ Captions for the photos coming soon. --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.camp