Best of 2009

Returning from a tropical vacation
to -20F commutes in Anchorage in January.

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Fun rides on snowy trails in spring sunlight.

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A spring road ride from Anchorage to Hope,
and the tasty burgers at Tito’s at the end.

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The Denali Highway.

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Team Muschi Schmerzen moving up to 13th place
and shaving more than an hour off our time
from the previous year, because this time
we actually had a clue what
we were doing in the Fireweed 200.

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100% organic bike racks.

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The usual big rides on the Kenai:
Devil’s Pass, Johnson Pass, Res Pass.
Spectacular, as always.

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Stickers.

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Riding the hell out of our new local trails.
(Or trying to.)

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Crashes.

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Falling into cow parsnip on the way to Crescent Lake,
then spending hours with my leg feeling
like it was plugged into an electrical outlet.

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Rain. Leonard. Enough said.

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Crewing for Monkee and Jules during
the Soggy Bottom 100,
and watching so many Faces of Death
roll through checkpoints
late in the race.

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Moab.

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Fruita.

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Tater, buddy.

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One word: Mankini

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Happy New Year