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andy entering gatekeeper. his first time thruogh the Con. | 
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andy on the gatekeeper
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Bill made the gate seem easy. | 
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andy on Walker Hill | 
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another shot of Andy on walker
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Andy finishing walker hill | 
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andy | 
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me making way from Ellis Creek towards soup bowl | 
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me
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me starting to climb soup bowl, note the water behind. there was LOTS of standing water all over th... | 
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Half way up | 
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ultimately, this water was making my tires to slick to grab hold. bill had the same problem, so we ... | 
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just past soup bowl is this tight little,off camber section. Note that Andy is relatively flat, and... |
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one of many water crossings that got pretty deep. Andy is on 35, where the rest of us were bigger. ... | 
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andy approaching V rock | 
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still on the approach | 
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The view from the V. early spring brings lots of runoff, and a waterfall far away | 
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Andy showing off his Pink |
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me on the old sluice | 
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i think this is the old sluice too | 
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andy near spider lake somehwere | 
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at the bottom of where the slabs and old sluice meet is a fun place to check your suspension and fle... | 
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this one is for beerman |
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this self clearanced i guess. | 
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still need to cut this one | 
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andy leaving Buck Island lake, the place we camped the second night | 
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Dan caught up with us the second day. here he is leaving Buck
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Dan saluting those that flaked out on the trip | 
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here is Bill entering the Big Sluice drop/turn | 
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picking he right line is important | 
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me entering into the big sluice and the turn. Again, picking the right line is critical to setting ... | 
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the last obstacle before making the drop in | 
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throught the drop and down on the thr the rest of the big sluice | 
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Dan entering the turn on the big sluice |
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Bill crossing the bridge into the Springs area. We all made it down the big sluice, and only Dan ra... | 
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The springs were flooded big time. To keep andy from getting his feet wet, we took the bypass to th... | 
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this was the first time taking this bypass, and it was a lot of fun | 
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Dan landed the tranny pan on a big rock, which dented up and prevented him from shifting out of 1st ... |
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here is andy passed the turn and into the off camber section on Cadillac. When you are big, it make... | 
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cadillac | 
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me spotting Andy. this kinda shows how close to the edge you can get |
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the other option on the off camber spot is to go over these large rocks. BIG tires are pretty neces... | 
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if you pick the right line here, you stay much flatter and dont have to stare down the hill | 
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you have to negotiate between rocks/hills and the edge. Makes tire placement, traction and throttle... |
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staying clear of the edge | 
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through the toughest section, now the long climb | 
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View from the top of the lookout. A while of bumps, water and trees and you are back to the staging... |
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on top of the hill | 
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andy thrashing through some of the deeper water on the way out | | | |
Rubicon Run 05/04