Nice photos there, thanks for sharing! Some good photos of the Black Canyon climbing/descending, which is the big prominent section of the ride along with Hodges/Lemontwist. You do those sectors in both directions.
Next year it could be fun to try and "race" it by taking a more capable bike, recon-ing some of the dirt sections and not waiting for my buddies if we get separated (and vice-versa). I use quotations b/c there is no way that I'm winning something like this, but it could be fun to see how much time I can shave off.
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