Waiting at the Grand Rapids airport
Very early flight, notice it's dark outside
More waiting in Grand Rapids
Derek, king of mentors
Taking pictures of taking pictures
Wiating for the bus at the Las Vegas airport
The team waits so more
Happy Mary
Happier Mary
The pool at the Furnace Creek Ranch
Amy and Melanie
Before we got busted for having glass bottles at the pool
Air temperature 95, Water tempeatrure 90
Ladies leap
Ladies leap, 2nd try
Mary floating
Say “Ahh”
The circle of trust from above
The circle of trust, left side
The circle of trust, right side
John, Rob and Mary
The chow line at the Thursday night cookout
Kathy and Paul
Mary and Tom
Nicole and Nathan
Cindy and Don
Mmm... burgers
Heading out to the Date Palm Grove to watch stars and the moon rise
A great way to watch stars (if there weren't so many flashes going off)
Linda, Coach Mike, and Amy
Lorna
Friday morning pre-ride meeting
The West Michigan team at the pre-ride meeting
The Pink Pelotan taking it all in
In the Pink at Furnace Creek Ranch
The meeting is taking too long. Lets Ride!
West Michigan Ride Team (Death Valley group) official Pre-Ride photo
Ready to start the training ride
Smiling Ted
The Pink Pelotan heads toward Golden Canyon
VIDEO: Rolling into Golden Canyon
Peggy, Trike Mike and other team members
Brad and Don
Mary
The team and the Valley
Heading up to Zabriski Point
Rob leading the way
Nathan
VIDEO: Heading to Zabriski Point
Rob, Nicole, and Derek
Zabriski Point
The team at the Point
Don
Team photo, Zabriski Point version
VIDEO: Downhill from Zabriski Point
VIDEO: JD coming downhill
Furnace Creek Inn sign
Backside of Furnace Creek Inn
Kathy
Coach Mike
Katie
Nicole
The oasis that is the Furnace Creek Ranch
Looking into the canyon before the hike
The team listens to Ranger Charlie
Hiking sign post
Dark drainage material from several miles away
Looking for shade
Mary, with John in the Indiana Jones hat
Mary and Cindy enter a Borax mining cave
Mary, deep in the cave
Borax cave and Danger sign
The last of the hiking group
Near the Artists Pallet area of the hike
Rock and sun
The canyon narrows
Mary (notice the water for proper hydration)
John, Mary, and Rick
The dry falls at the end of the hike
Friday night dinner
The Team at dinner on Friday night
Cindy and Trike Mike
Amy, Rob and Kevin
Ross and Lorna
Don, Rick and Brad
Scott, John, Melanie and Rhoda
Mark and Terri
Mark, John and Terri
The Midland group. Deborah, Becky, Lynnette, Shirli, and Brenda
Deborah, Becky, Lynnette, Shirli, and Brenda
Ted and Kris, smiling siblings
David and Sara
David
Derek, Katie, and Steve (with trouble makers in the back)
Tom and Tom
Linda, JD and a team adoptee from Indiana (John J's brother in law)
Coach Mike and Linda
Peggy and Maggie enjoying dinner
Jason and family from Chicago
Jason's daughters
Amy hydrating
Rob and Kevin
Roomies
The Midland contingent
The helmet decorating party
More helmet decorating
Recieving instructions on placing cherry trees on helmets
Ted going above and beyond
Cameraman Tom from San Diego
Melanie with her moon trees
