noon started with a scenic overlook of
the Colorado River. Then it was up to
the switchbacks out of the canyon to the
top of Gore Pass. The main water crossing was'a favorite picture spot. The
route finished with the incredible singletack trail of Morrison Divide that
dropped riders back into Steamboat
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. The nders meeting Wednesday
evening gave everyone a preview of the
next three days of riding and a chan.ce to
go over equipment preparation, safety
and trail courtesy. Team Suzuki's Mark
Hyde demonstrated tire changing,
with riders guessing how Long it
wouLd take. The closest guess won
Dunlop tires.
Thursday's 60-rnile loop had riders
staging out of the Hahn's Peak Chalet
that the organizers had provided. It
became the center of activities for the
next three days in that all of the routes
passed by there. After crossing Farwell
Mountain, riders had lunch on the trail
next to a rushing stream before climbing
the scenic Wyoming Trail. Cameras
were provided by the organizers and
(Above left and above) Steamboat
Springs, Colorado, hosted 150 ,riders for
the AMAlSuzukl Dual Sport Netlonal.
photo opportunities were listed on the
roll charts.
Friday's loop started with wide fire
roads through golden marshes and
climbed into tall stands of Aspen trees
that were changing their color. The setting changed to heavy woods as the trail
became more rocky with large tree roots
crossing the trail, which changed to single-track. Then came a big river crossing, more marshes and smaIL bridges
leading to a second hillclimb. Abundant
roots and rocks and tight switchbacks
on a goat trail preceded the final peak
climb, which had a lBO-degree tum on a
pile of rocks.
Saturday's loop of rocky trail led riders to another creekside lunch stop. The
trail then headed nearly to Wy.oming,
with numerous uphills, downhills and
creek crossings. Awards and sponsor
merchandise were given away Saturday
evening at Heavenly Daze Brewery.
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