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[RC] Oreana 100 - WOW! - Kevin MyersIf you didn't make it down to Oreana, ID this weekend, you missed yet another fulfilling ride! Steph and John, you deserve a heartfelt thanks for putting on an excellently managed ride with great trails, great views, great people, great weather (from the perspective of an Arizonian, 90 degrees seemed just right! ;-)) , a great basecamp and delicious food. Tony and Dianne Dann were faultless in their day management skills and Steve Bradley and Merri Melde captured the digital moments perfectly. It was wonderful to be back out on those trails late into the night. John's prolific glowsticks on the last 20 miles turned the Owyhee Badlands into an enchanted forest. I was out there until 1:30 AM and didn't even need to put on a jacket or turn on my headlamp! Awesome! Of the 13 starters, nine completed. Christoph Schork won and got BC. Thanks, Mr. & Mrs. Teeter, for contributing to the richness of the northwestern endurance environment. Oreana will long be remembered for a couple of driven people who turned a sleepy ranch at the end of a dirt road into one of the most important endurance destinations on the national circuit. Does anyone know how many rides have been held there since the first one in 2001? I'll be thinking of you all on Thursday, August 23 for the AERC National Championship 55 and again on Saturday, August 25 for the AERC National Championship 100. For those of us not lucky enough to be riding on those days, I have no doubt that it will be quite a show to observe on site! For those of us not lucky enough to observe on site, we'll stay tuned to http://www.endurance.net/aercnc/ (www dot endurance dot net slash aercnc slash) between now and the end of the rides to get the latest news and updates. Warmest wishes from the Oven! Kevin Myers in far Northeastern Scottsdale, AZ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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