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Lucy's Death Valley Encounter, 2007

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Lucy Chapin Trumball tells her 2007 Death Valley Encounter Story

Well, here we are, over a week after DVE, and my legs still feel kinda weird - covered in rough, dry skin from constant abrasion, battering, and friction. I was expecting to feel a bit crumpled around the edges after four days of riding, but wasn't expecting to feel that way within the first 20 miles or so. In actuality, as the days went on, the pain lessened and either my legs went numb from constant insult, or I just loosened up.

But I'm getting ahead of myself.

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