This past weekend Scott completed one of the silliest things I have ever heard of: a 65-mile mountain bike race.
The race started in the Coconino National Forest, just a few miles northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. The course decended through the pine trees (where Whitney managed to see a momma bear and 2 bear cubs) into the flatter high-desert landscape. The course then wound back into the cool forest on Forest Service roads following a historic stage coach route. The ride ended on Forest Service Road 302 just a few miles outside the boundary of the Grand Canyon National Park.
The course is normally approximately 65 miles; however, due to forest fires in the high-country, the course was detoured. The detour route added approximately 4 miles to the middle section of the course. Lucky Scott.
Scott started the race at approximately 7:30am and finished at approximately 2:15pm. Along the way he wiped out once (got a little eager and went a little too fast), successfully helped his buddy Jason (wearing Honey Smacks jersey in photos below) fix his bike with only a zip-tie and medical tape and also stopped along the way to help a stranger change a flat tire.
Enjoy the photos posted below:
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