Thanks to Brian Vaughan from Haymarket HomeVisit for shooting this footage. This is two miles from the barn heading west. It is a six mile drop — 2000 vertical feet — to the South Fork valley.
Descent From Lost River Barn – HD With Music from Bryan Vaughan on Vimeo.
This weekend was the first big training camp of the year and fortunately the first truly nice riding weather. Winds not savage, temps not brittle and sun in abundance. Deep blue sky sharpened by quantities of resilient mountain snow.
Three days, three routes, three moves.
Saturday was the planned ‘big day’ and a chance for me to test out an exciting new RTR route. I ran it once solo and again with guinea pig # 1, the ‘Soda’ and on both occasions, the length/scope felt right and invigorating.
Now it would be weathered under load with the Haymarket Home Vista Elite Race Team.
The loop is atypical for Lost River with long sustained river valley sections. After the steep six mile backside descent from the barn the riders head south for almost 30 miles with very little elevation change.
