.David.Auker.
Here's a riding deal:
Please consider this...it's a great kick-start to '05 miles!
If you want to do it, please respond soon...
Happy New Year,
-David
==Death Valley Supper Tour==
Sunday December 26th to Sunday January 2nd
Furnace Creek Group Campground
Furnace Creek, CA
Contact: Write or call Bill Dunn, cfcy-@yahoo.com
415-269-0591
Come and join us in Death Valley for a challenging week of mid-winter
conditioning. Death Valley is an amazing, wonderful place with crystal clear
air and incredible vistas. As ever, our main focus will be cycling. There
are miles of gently rolling terrain on the valley floor, and good climbs to
the east and west. We will also want to explore some areas on hikes and
mountain bikes, and one day we'll devote to visiting The Racetrack in the
remote northwest area of the park.
The challenges are many, as we learned last year: it can get cold at night,
and at elevation. We doubt that it will be quite as cold as last year - that
was pretty unusual - but one must come prepared. (At least one good thing
resulted from that experience: it made any winter riding back home very easy
to tolerate.) Darkness comes early, although this year there will be
moonlight for most of the week. We have various options for fending off the
early dark: nightly Ranger talks, Scrabble games, Go games, campfires,
perhaps a trip to the bar at Furnace Creek Ranch or the Inn, and the
swimming pool. In fact, the non-chlorinated pool at the F.C. Ranch should be
considered a great resource for cross training at any time of day. It's fed
by a hot spring that flows at a rate of a million gallons a day (if I
remember correctly). It's a great resource!
The cycling should be excellent. We'll have a general aim to average 50
miles/day, although multiple centuries are a possibility. The weather is
likely to be sunny and warm in the day and cool to cold at night.
We are calling this "Supper Camp" for good reason: the fare created by Sarah
Auker is well known by those lucky enough to be on tours where she has
cooked. Nourishing, delicious, and flavorful all are terms that aptly
describe her dinners. Forget cycling: some folks just come to be fed for a
week! Breakfasts will alternate between oats, eggs and potatoes, and
pancakes. Peets coffee, light lunch fare, after ride snacks and sodas, are
included. It will be up to you to ride enough not to gain weight!
Here's Sarah's menu from one night last year:
Almond Cabbage Sesame Chicken
Rice with Flax and Red Lentils
Tofu, Millet, Vegetable Soup
Green salad tossed with Annie's Greenhouse Dressing and Sunflower Seeds
There is a limit of 35 riders. At this time Byron has not committed himself
or his magic bus to the camp.
When: from supper Sunday December 26th to breakfast Sunday January 2nd.
Where: Furnace Creek Group Camp, Death Valley, California
Cost is $325.
Questions? Write or call Bill Dunn, cfcy-@yahoo.com 415-269-0591
Registration Form is 0n the following page.
Registration for Death Valley Supper Camp
Name(s) ______________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________
City _________________________________________________________
State___Zip________ Telephone __________________________________
Email (if we don't already have it: ) ________________________________
Emergency Contact ____________________________________________
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Special Medical needs, if any
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Fee(s)______________ ($325 per person)
Make checks payable to Bill Dunn, and send to
P.O. Box 716, Ross, CA 94957-0716
WAIVER
In consideration of the acceptance of my application for entry in the Death
Valley Supper Camp event, I hereby waive, release and discharge any and all
claims for damages of death, personal injury, or property damage which I may
have, or which may hereafter accrue to me, as a result of my participation
in said event. This release is intended to discharge in advance the
promoters; the sponsors; the Death Valley Supper Camp, its members and
officers; and other entrants from and against any and all liability arising
out of or connected in any way with my participation in said event, though
that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of
the persons or entities mentioned above. I further understand that bicycling
events will frequently encounter hazardous conditions such as large
motorized vehicles, rough road surfaces, and steep, narrow, and winding
mountain roads which hold the potential for accidents and serious personal
injury. Mindful of these risks I hereby agree to assume all other risks and
hold harmless all of the persons or entities mentioned.
I further understand and agree that this release extends to all claims of
every nature and kind whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected
and I hereby expressly waive any and all right under or in protection of
Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California, which provides verbatim as
follows: "S1542, General Release; extend. A general release does not extend
to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor
at the time of executing the release, which if known to him must have
materially affected settlement with debtor."
Signature of entrant:
Signature of parent/legal guardian; if entrant is a minor (under 18 years)