Rather dismal James... I intended to do 4 passes. Woke up sick to my stomach. Retched violently and repeatedly on the first climb. Continued up Monitor while perfecting my pedal and heave system. Recovered a little, had a blast down the backside into Topaz. Drug anchor the whole way back up as I still couldn't keep anything, not even water down.
Decided 2 hills (Monitor front and back) was enough for this Saturday. I'll come back next year and do a few more. Even on a real bad day like this, there was no getting around the stunning beauty of this ride. Absolutely breath taking and worth every pedal stroke. Can't wait to try it again!
Here's to 2011!!!
angela
