Phil Holman wrote:
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> "William Asher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> William Asher wrote:
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>>> Phil Holman wrote:
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>>> <snip>
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>>> RAMROD is 154 miles for the "original" course up to Paradise and then
>>> over Cayuse Pass. The idiot option includes a short side trip up
>>> Chinook Pass once you get to the top of Cayuse. But it is not a
>>> trivial one-day ride.
>>>
>>> Besides, he doesn't look all that bad in some of the other pictures.
>>>
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>> Phil:
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>> After re-reading my post, I just want to make it clear I am agreeing
>> with
>> you, not arguing.
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> OK Bill. The year I did it the course was less than 150. IIRC the route
> from the Enumclaw to the park was revised.
>
> Phil H
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Yeah, every so often they diddle the route. For a couple of years 410 was
closed and those years it was around 190 miles and 160 miles. The standard
course, starting from Enumclaw, through Orting, up to Paradise, and then
over Chinook and past Mud Mountain dam, is 155 miles.
It also is no longer run as a timed event. There were too many bozos doing
things like taking craps in yards along the way and abusing the national
park because they felt it was important to finish in 11 hours 15 minutes
instead of 11 hours and 40 minutes.
Did you see the guy with the croquet mallet on the way up to Paradise?
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Bill Asher