We will put on the AERC National Series Championship on this same course
this September.
Linda Van Ceylon
lvanceylon@vines.colostate.edu
phone: 970-226-1099
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>From Linda VanCeylon, on 6/12/96 9:43 AM:
To: xmail[ddc@rt66.com]
Cc: holly
Hi!
I just got e-mail from Holly Ulyate. She said you were interested in
knowing about the Beaver Meadows Ride. I'd be glad to fill you in.
I'm assuming you'll be doing the 100 since you are driving so far.
Essentially, it's the same as the 50 only you do each loop twice. We have
50 miles of course which consists of 3 loops @ 23, 17 and 10 miles. All
vet checks are in base camp. Elevation of base camp is about 8500 feet.
Base camp is on private land, in a lovely valley owned by Beaver Meadows
Resort. They will be catering all our meals at camp. Dinner will be
available on Friday and breakfast on Saturday. Saturday dinner for riders
is included in ride entry fee. We keep the dinner warm on the stove for
the 100 milers when they get to the dinner check (unless they are finished
early and can eat with everyone else).
The 23 mile loop has 4 miles of county gravel road at the beginning, then
it goes off onto pristine forest and meadow two-track for about 10 miles,
then low-use dirt roads for about 5 miles (sometimes hard depending on
weather), then a lovely trail back to base-camp for 3 miles. There are
very few rocks on this loop, mostly the last 3-miles to base camp, I think
the trail is great, but some whiners complain about those last 3 miles.
(ele start 8500; top 10000; mid 8500; int 9000; end 8500).
The 17 mile loop is on low-use dirt roads for all but the last 3 miles,
that 3 miles is the same for all loops. There is one long climb that is
very rocky in places but you'll be going uphill anyway. (ele start 8500;
int 9000; mid 8500; top 10000; end 8500). We hope to be able to put some
more trail on the upper end of this loop but there is a LOT of downed
timber this year, we have our work cut out just getting the lower parts of
the loops cleared.
The 10 mile loop is the first and last parts of the 17 mile loop. (ele
start 8500; top 9000; end 8500). The Forest Service had the timber cutters
bull-doze and totally obliterate two of our alternate routes, the other
routes are bog. So, we had to make this part a repeat. Sorry.
If you'd like to check comparable riding times, this course is almost the
same as the Horsetheif Pass Ride in September 1994. So you can look at
those results.
I hope you can come. It's a lovely ride, well marked trail, lots of
friendly volunteer help, great Vets and our philosophy is that the riders
are our customers and we treat them in a way to make them want to come back
to our ride again and again.
Our early entry deadline is June 15th. I'll be glad to send you flyers if
you'll e-mail me your address. You can easily make the deadline by sending
your deposits ($25) postmarked by the 15th even if you haven't received
your entry forms yet. The reason we require early entry is so we can plan
our resources (add more vets, help, food, whatever). We are also allowed
only 70 riders, so we have to limit our entries (hasn't come to that yet).
If you need any more info, I'm just a keyboard away. But, I'll be gone
Friday and this week-end.
Come on up and see us! We'd love to have you!
Linda Van Ceylon,
Northern Colorado Endurance Riders
1129 E. Elizabeth
Fort Collins, CO 80521
lvanceylon@vines.colostate.edu