5 Mile Pass Pre-Ride

We pre-rode the 5 Mile Pass race course today. It was dry and fast. This is a course that can be dusty and loose, but right now it is in prime condition. We had a good time out there, it was our largest Mad Dog team ride of the year so far. The weather is heating up, and people are getting ready to drop the hammer on 2006. In 2 weeks we will race at 5 mile, and then in 3 weeks I will be suffereing in a different desert at the KTR.

Here are few pics from the day in Utah’s West Desert, sepia style.

Start/Finish area for the race is just behind us
Keith reaches the top of the brutal hike-a-bike
The view from the top of the hike-a-bike, the West Desert stretches out below