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I only spent a few hours out in the sage this year but it was fun to see and cheer on friends.
I was trying to get more interesting shots of the race than individual riders (although I did grab a few of those too).
Conditions were hazy this year due to wildfires.

I didn't take a ton of photos this year but I still got some racer photos in some good light Saturday evening. If you raced and want to see if I got a shot of you come over to my Zenfolio Gallery and have a look!

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Or maybe just a toe? I hope my photo which was used on Outside Magazine's website is just the start of something.

The photo was one I shot last summer getting images for another magazine's web site that I never submitted to them (met my quota already). Then recently I was contacted by Dave Wiens looking for a photo of the 24 Hours in the Sage mountain bike race. I went through my unused images and found this one I had previously overlooked. I like it and I hope the good folks at Outside do too.

Plenty more where that came from! :)

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I was mountain biking on Saturday which is odd for January around here and I brought the camera as I often do. Near the end of the ride I was thinking I should have just left it at home because the light was no good and I was getting tired and cold. Then suddenly the light broke through and illuminated this squall over Gunnison and having the camera became very worthwhile! I forgot about being cold for a little while and got these photos before a very brisk ride home reminded me.
Sadly the storm didn't give us any significant much-needed snow, but it was enough to enjoy a little skiing at Monarch the following day.

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With cooler temps and snow up high, everyone is coming down to ride Hartman Rocks near Gunnison. I guess I can't blame them, it has been pretty nice out there.

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I thought I might get wet or threatened by lightning on this ride, but I had to get out there. The light was surreal and I only got some light rain on me and distant thunder rumbles. I put fewer miles in than I was planning but took a lot more photos than usual!
The evening sun, wet landscape, and dark stormy skies add to to some really nice photo conditions. The firm tacky trails made for great mountain biking too!

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Wow, it was so nice last night. I rode in shorts and short sleeves for the first time in a long while. I just love the long evening shadows. Bring on summer!

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Fun ride tonight with a couple of friends. I brought the K-x da15 combo and only shot a few, but the light was just right for this. I'm pretty happy with the result. A little chilly but great to be back on the bike!

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I often like to shoot on my lunch break and on my way back to work the other day I realized I didn't take any shots. I needed to get back to my desk so I took this in transit. I thought the outcome was alright!

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After only a week in a hot, humid, yet overly air conditioned city it sure was nice to get out for a fun mountain adventure with my friend Steve yesterday.
We a 30 Mile, 5000+ Ft. ride up to Scarp's Ridge from his house. I had to stop for this reflection early in the ride - it was too nice to pass up!
This is Mt. Crested Butte reflected in Grant Lake.

From there we climbed and climbed up Elk Creek to access Scarp's Ridge from the South side. This involved some bushwacking but was worth it once we got up there. I'm pretty tired today!

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I had a week of software seminar teaching recently in Indianapolis. The city seems pretty nice but it was hot and humid. I got out for a few walks and runs and managed to take some photos.
The shot above is of some of the local young people with their fixies downtown one afternoon.

I have a gallery of photos from the trip on my Flickr account here.

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