AM-B FFTF (preview)

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

I think we could safely call that epic! I just finished cleaning my bike for
a couple of hours.
Not quite the adventure I was anticipating. Nice to see all you guys and
glad to hear you all eventually made it out.

Off to ride some nice dry dirt...

Matt

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Ahhh, t'was a walk in the park.

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm15.jpg

Webpage is in the making...

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JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Ahhh, t'was a walk in the park.

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm15.jpg

Webpage is in the making...

Holy [censored]!

what happened to that infamous Fruita Singletrack I've heard so much about?

Look forward to the tales and photos in the days to come.

Michael

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Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Please, no pictures. I don't think I could take
it...............................

Some day..........

Marty

Michael Paul said:

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JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Ahhh, t'was a walk in the park.

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm15.jpg

Webpage is in the making...

Holy [censored]!

what happened to that infamous Fruita Singletrack I've heard so much about?

Look forward to the tales and photos in the days to come.

Michael

O it was there.

http://www.anthonysloan.com/moorefun/mf03.jpg

Just not on that ride. Whoops typo. Should be spelled as such:

THAT ride.

A

Anthony Sloan said:

Michael Paul said:

Holy [censored]!

what happened to that infamous Fruita Singletrack I've heard so much about?

Look forward to the tales and photos in the days to come.

Michael

O it was there.

http://www.anthonysloan.com/moorefun/mf03.jpg

Just not on that ride. Whoops typo. Should be spelled as such:

THAT ride.

A

That's a rad picture!
--
Slacker

On 5/2/04 4:54 PM, in article [email hidden], "Anthony

Sloan said:

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Ahhh, t'was a walk in the park.

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm15.jpg

Webpage is in the making...

Looks like my ride on the "Powreline Trail" in the north shore area of
Kauai. I must have taken 2 hours to clean ( disassemble & rebuild) the
bike. Looks like you guys got douched...........er , ah........drenched.

mtbchip

MattB said:

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

I think we could safely call that epic! I just finished cleaning my bike for
a couple of hours.
Not quite the adventure I was anticipating. Nice to see all you guys and
glad to hear you all eventually made it out.

Off to ride some nice dry dirt...

Matt

A good time was had by all, thanks Jerry, you won't soon be forgotten 🙂

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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MattB said:

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony
Sloan, MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of
mud, rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

I think we could safely call that epic! I just finished cleaning my
bike for a couple of hours.
Not quite the adventure I was anticipating. Nice to see all you guys
and glad to hear you all eventually made it out.

Off to ride some nice dry dirt...

Matt

A good time was had by all, thanks Jerry, you won't soon be forgotten
🙂

Jerry? who's Jerry?...Lewis?

Dave W wrote:
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Jerry? who's Jerry?...Lewis?

We would have loved to have you along, Dave. That could have made it
perfect. Maybe another time...

Matt (might have made that "who would we eat first" decision a little
easier)

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JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Ahhh, t'was a walk in the park.

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm15.jpg

Webpage is in the making...

Holy [censored]!

what happened to that infamous Fruita Singletrack I've heard so much about?

It wasn't in Fruita.

JD

MattB said:

Dave W wrote:
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Jerry? who's Jerry?...Lewis?

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Matt (might have made that "who would we eat first" decision a little
easier)

Funny! But would it be sort of like eating carp, I've never like bottom
feeders.
Only kidding Dave!

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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Craig Brossman said:

MattB said:

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

I think we could safely call that epic! I just finished cleaning my
bike for
a couple of hours.
Not quite the adventure I was anticipating. Nice to see all you guys and
glad to hear you all eventually made it out.

Off to ride some nice dry dirt...

Matt

A good time was had by all, thanks Jerry, you won't soon be forgotten 🙂

Before the whole story comes out, the funniest, most telling moment for
me was with the Albuquerque boys, Rich, Brian and Scott.
We had all stopped somewhere during the middle of the slog to the water
tank, the four of us waiting for the rest of the group to catch up,
perhaps hoping that someone would suggest we turn around.
Sometime during the break, Rich pulls out the baggy, all our eyes light
up. Within seconds, a chorus of "yeah, I'll do some" breaks the silence.

I didn't even use any water to swallow my Advil, they went down real
nice. I told my wife about it, she says we should submit it as a
commercial suggestion, it was classic!

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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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I told my wife about it, she says we should submit it as a
commercial suggestion, it was classic!

You might be used to this by now, but your wife is right!

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Well, I'll be the first. It'll be interesting to see how various
accounts stack up...

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm99.jpg

Anthony Sloan said:

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The cast
of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman, Anthony Sloan,
MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly. Tales of mud,
rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to follow...

JD

Well, I'll be the first. It'll be interesting to see how various
accounts stack up...

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm99.jpg

Whoops, this:

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch.html

rather

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Anthony Sloan said:

Anthony Sloan said:

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The
cast of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman,
Anthony Sloan, MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly.
Tales of mud, rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to
follow...

JD

Well, I'll be the first. It'll be interesting to see how various
accounts stack up...

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm99.jpg

Whoops, this:

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch.html

rather

Great writeup and pics. No comment on the outfit 🙂

Weird how the bikes stayed relatively clean while the tires caked with mud.
Around here we usually get the full caking effect (downtube, both
derailleurs {if applicable}, chain, etc.). Extra grind for the grind!

Bill "sorta glad I didn't make the trip (had briefly considered it)" S.

Anthony Sloan said:

Anthony Sloan said:

JD said:

Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The
cast of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman,
Anthony Sloan, MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly.
Tales of mud, rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to
follow...

JD

Well, I'll be the first. It'll be interesting to see how various
accounts stack up...

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm99.jpg

Whoops, this:

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch.html

rather

Quack quack!
Man, had I seen or known about the omens I might have lobbied for a
different ride! (or maybe not)

Nice photos, but somehow they don't capture the despair. That last one is
just a hint of what it was like.
I put my camera away at the tank - my hands got too muddy to handle it at
that point.

There also seemed to be a split between those who have had a similar
experience in the past and those who hadn't. I think those who hadn't were
maybe just a little more frightened by the potential of what was still to
come, and those who had were resigned to suffer as needed until we got out.
I fell into the latter group.

That was an amazingly beautiful sunset wasn't it? I was taking it in as I
was telling my wife that I was still on the trail, already two hours late,
and a two hour drive from home. She was sure I was kidding at first. I only
wish I was playing such a cruel joke on her. I was glad I thought to try my
phone once I could see the cluster of lights that is Delta in the distance.
She was not pleased. Not mad, but definitely not at ease with my news.

In a weird way, I kind of enjoyed that two track after we parted. It was
rutted just so and I felt I could really rail the turns in the fading
twilight. I even dropped the first ledge when things started getting steep
and it was pretty fun. I wouldn't have, except I was still trying to ride
after the light had pretty much gone. When I realized it was a ledge (maybe
18" or so) if I had tried to stop I would have ended up like that kid trying
to ride stairs someone recently posted. Then, the moon came out from behind
some clouds and I could see OK (for night riding without lights) so I
cautiously rode the flatter sections to cover as much ground as possible,
stopping as soon as it was hard to see what was coming or what I could see
didn't look safe.

I also came out with a skinned and bruised knuckle from hitting it on a
juniper bush. My other injury is a nice lump on my shin from a rock I kicked
up in the dark. Both of which could have happened on just about any ride.

It definitely could have been a lot worse, but I'd venture to say it also
could have been better. Maybe next time we'll all make better decisions. If
we don't, we'll deserve whatever comes of it.

Matt (been eating almost non-stop since then - you guys been hungry the last
couple of days?)

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Anthony Sloan said:

JD wrote:

> Be glad you weren't there and be bummed that you missed it. The
> cast of characters from AM-B included MattB, Craig Brossman,
> Anthony Sloan, MTBBrian, Pete Fagerlin, Notaknob, and yours truly.
> Tales of mud, rain, snow, darkness and other adversities to
> follow...
>
> JD

Well, I'll be the first. It'll be interesting to see how various
accounts stack up...

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch/fdm99.jpg

Whoops, this:

http://www.anthonysloan.com/fruitadeathmarch.html

rather

Quack quack!
Man, had I seen or known about the omens I might have lobbied for a
different ride! (or maybe not)

Nice photos, but somehow they don't capture the despair. That last one is
just a hint of what it was like.
I put my camera away at the tank - my hands got too muddy to handle it at
that point.

There also seemed to be a split between those who have had a similar
experience in the past and those who hadn't. I think those who hadn't were
maybe just a little more frightened by the potential of what was still to
come, and those who had were resigned to suffer as needed until we got

out.

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I fell into the latter group.

That was an amazingly beautiful sunset wasn't it? I was taking it in as I
was telling my wife that I was still on the trail, already two hours late,
and a two hour drive from home. She was sure I was kidding at first. I

only

Quoted message said:

wish I was playing such a cruel joke on her. I was glad I thought to try

my

Quoted message said:

phone once I could see the cluster of lights that is Delta in the

distance.

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She was not pleased. Not mad, but definitely not at ease with my news.

In a weird way, I kind of enjoyed that two track after we parted. It was
rutted just so and I felt I could really rail the turns in the fading
twilight. I even dropped the first ledge when things started getting steep
and it was pretty fun. I wouldn't have, except I was still trying to ride
after the light had pretty much gone. When I realized it was a ledge

(maybe

Quoted message said:

18" or so) if I had tried to stop I would have ended up like that kid

trying

Quoted message said:

to ride stairs someone recently posted. Then, the moon came out from

behind

Quoted message said:

some clouds and I could see OK (for night riding without lights) so I
cautiously rode the flatter sections to cover as much ground as possible,
stopping as soon as it was hard to see what was coming or what I could see
didn't look safe.

I also came out with a skinned and bruised knuckle from hitting it on a
juniper bush. My other injury is a nice lump on my shin from a rock I

kicked

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up in the dark. Both of which could have happened on just about any ride.

It definitely could have been a lot worse, but I'd venture to say it also
could have been better. Maybe next time we'll all make better decisions.

If

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we don't, we'll deserve whatever comes of it.

Matt (been eating almost non-stop since then - you guys been hungry the

last

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couple of days?)

Holly [censored] you guys. I wish I could have been there. I drove by the
Escalante turn off on the way to work and was wishing it was dry. I guess
I am all out of wishes. Glad to see every one had a lot of fun in their
misery.

TJ

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