The full Furnace Creek 2007 official course
My GPS results of the full route
My GPS results of the full route profile.
The 2006 Zorilla Team of Patti, Marnel, Barry, and Doug
Marnel and Barry getting the blinking lights to blink.
The Zorilla crew of Marnel, Barry with the skunk pose, Laura, Lane, and the guy inspecting our bikes and vehicle
The official photo: Lane, Laura, Marnel, and Barry
The meeting the night before we started the big ride
Marnel getting ready to roll
Franz from ACTC and one of the two-man Prairie Dog team
Franz from Prairie Dog and Joe from Nutcrackers. Both ACTC members like Marnel and me
Team Prairie Dog: Paul & Franz with their support crew of Sheila and Russ
Barry with the skunk pose, Marnel, Laura, and yours truly just before Marnel hits the road for stage 1.
Patti and Marnel just before the start of Stage 1
Stage 1 Route - Marnel got us started
Stage 1 Elevation - Marnel, queen of the windmills
The ride crews gathered at mile 25 waiting for their stage 1 riders to fly by.
Cool looking windmills we spotted during Marnel's first ride.
Super Laura!
Patient Laura.
Another shot of the team cars waiting for their riders.
Swamp Rat with the cool mascot.
A rat on the number 2 bike of the Swamp Rat team.
Laura and Patti waiting for Marnel to arrive at the 25-mile point, Stage 1
Marnel cruising up at the mile 25 point.
Laura, too happy to realize that she's next.
Here comes Marnel for the water handoff.
Yours truly handing off a bottle of water to Marnel. Did she deliberately throw her empty bottle in front of me?
Laura, Barry, and Patti just before Laura takes the baton.
Yours truly, Laura, and Barry
Marnel was in hot pursuit of the girl in pink.
Stage 2 Route - Laura's first ride in Death Valley
Stage 2 Elevation - Laura's first climb was a doozy
Gettin' water for Laura
Barry keeping an eye out for Laura.
Laura heading off after a drink handoff from me.
There goes Laura cruisin' by
Stage 3 Route - Barry was all over this
Stage 3 Elevation - Barry went to Towne on this one
Barry cruising down the road
Marnel, glad she's following Barry and not riding.
Barry riding in the dark
Barry still in the dark
Barry working his way up Towne's Pass
Barry glad he made it to the top of Towne's pass.
A view of Death Valley
Stage 4 Route - Lane's first ride on FC508
Stage 4 Elevation - Lane jumped from Jubilee to the Pass, slowly
Lane streaking by in the dark
Lane, reflecting in the dark.
Stage 5 Route - Marnel's second leg
Stage 5 Elevation - Marnel was flying downhill
Go Marnel, Go!
Laura carbing up for her next stage.
DO YOU WANT ANY WATER? ANYTHING?
Our team car, waiting on Marnel.
Marnel recovering with chocolate milk and me holding a sandwich for her.
You better eat that sandwich!
Stage 6 Route - Laura's second ride. 22-mile climb!
Stage 6 Elevation - Laura loved this climb, not!
Marnel, glad she's finished her stages.
There goes Laura.
Here comes Laura. Good thing the gunshots were from a previous day.
Stage 7 Route - Barry had the tough route
Stage 7 Elevation - Barry's the man!
Lane checking the college football scores. Stanford beat USC!!
Let's get ready to rumble
The stop at Stage 7 had a graveyard for the DNFs of days gone by.
Stage 8 Route - Lane's 2nd and last effort on the FC508
Stage 8 Elevation - Lane survived this
Lane cruising through the desert.
Lane still in the desert on stage 8. The end is near!
Booby patch, 29 Palms, California
Team Zorilla at the finish line (toilet paper of all things).
Team Zorilla all done. Laura, Lane, Barry, and Marnel. Motto? We don't need no stinkin' motto!
The happy finishers with our support crew, Patti. I was still in a daze after working hard to finish Stage 8 before 6PM. Rolled in at 5:47.
