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Well, I've only done the Manzanita 50 once, and most of my attention  
was on my race-brained horse, so maybe my recollection is skewed.  I  
do remember thinking that the grade up Chorizo Gorge wasn't as bad as  
I had heard it described, and I think that is the biggest elevation  
gain.


On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:05 AM, Lynne Glazer wrote:

> We can check with Don Huston, but the altitude gain from mile 20 to  
> 21 if I recall correctly is substantial, first down then up.  There  
> are a lot more hills in Manzanita than you think.  Leaving basecamp  
> after the lunch check (on the 50), leaving vet 2 for the 8 mile  
> loop, etc.
>
> Unless you're talking just LD?  I think when you drag ride, and pull  
> ribbons, you are excruciatingly aware of elevation gain and loss.   
> And since it's chaparral, those ribbons are very low to the ground a  
> lot!  Kat and I drag rode the last 25 miles in 2005, I think, she  
> rode her nearly 16.2hh Anglo stallion--it was a long way down, but  
> she pulled more ribbons than I did on my 15.2hh boy. ;-)
>
> Don, give us the scoop!  A flatter desert ride is of course Git 'Er  
> Done.  Even Fire Mountain has elevation, tricky since it's so subtle.
>
> Lynne
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>
>
>
> On Dec 9, 2008, at 6:12 PM, Elizabeth Walker wrote:
>
> > No, no.  "Virtually Flat" is the Manzanita ride -- nice, flat  
> > desert :).  Maybe one hill.  :)  I don't know what the elevation  
> > change is, but I'd be surprised if it was much more than 100  
> > feet.  :)
> >
> > On Dec 9, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Diane Trefethen wrote:
> >
> > > > My handy conversion program translated this to 500 meters = 1,  
> > > > 640 feet, and 99 km = 61.5 miles.  If the poster was talking  
> > > > about altitude change, 1600 feet of change is - while perhaps not  
> > > > "great difficulty", I wouldn't say it is "virtually flat", either.
> > >
> > > I would.  Reduce that down and you get about 27 feet of "climbing"  
> > > for each mile or 3.5 feet in a city block.  With 1 tree root, 1  
> > > curb, 2 buckled sidewalk sections, that leaves about 12" of  
> > > elevation.  LOL!
>
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