Pre-flèche feast (food and image by C. Shenk)
Team Deer with Headlights: John Lee Ellis, Greg Courtney, Catherine Shenk, Michelle Grainger, Steve Le Goff (photo by C. Shenk)
Team Deer with Headlights, early miles
Steve, Michelle & John Lee, early miles
John Lee & Greg (front), Michelle & Steve (back), early miles (photo by C. Shenk)
Catherine & John Lee, early miles (photo by C. Shenk)
Team Deer with Headlights, Larimer County formation
Control @ Sandy's, Loveland
Team Deer with Headlights heading into mountains
John Lee & Catherine approaching Stove Prairie Road
Stove Prairie Road "pre-climb"
Looking back down Stove Prairie Road "pre-climb"
Stove Prairie Road climb 2 (or 3?, 4?) in distance
Stove Prairie Road, reprieve from climbing
Stove Prairie Road, looking back from summit
Top of Stove Prairie (photo by M. Grainger)
Michelle & Steve, Stove Prairie "snowball" tradition, part 1
Michelle & Steve, Stove Prairie "snowball" tradition, part 2 (photo by C. Shenk)
Michelle & Steve, Stove Prairie "snowball" tradition, part 3
Greg and John Lee @ Poudre Junction (photo by M. Grainger)
Steve in Poudre Canyon
Poudre River (photo by M. Grainger)
Poudre River in canyon
Stop in lower Poudre Canyon
Poudre River near mouth of canyon
Rest stop @ Vern's (photo by M. Grainger)
Between Windsor and Kersey (photo by M. Grainger)
Michelle and John Lee @ Kersey Control (photo by S. Le Goff)
Riding into the night and showers (photo by M. Grainger)
Team Deer with Headlights @ night (photo by C. Shenk)
Greg @ night (photo by C. Shenk)
Michelle and Steve having a power breakfast, Lyons Control
A wet morning (photo by M. Grainger)
Steve & John Lee hanging off the back, avoiding spray (photo by C. Shenk)
At the finish: Greg, Catherine, John Lee, Michelle, Steve (photo by M. Grainger)