tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316995967640563821.post1685198966294823531..comments2023-10-31T04:38:33.584-08:00Comments on Alaskab4udie: White Mountains 100 (some more)Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531177193961467080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316995967640563821.post-27218960105037549252010-03-31T11:22:38.890-08:002010-03-31T11:22:38.890-08:00Jill, you'll have to show me the trick with ge...Jill, you'll have to show me the trick with getting the tires on and off. I know there are people that do it really easily all the time.<br /><br />Julie, you should not have stayed, you would have not been able to do anything and just would have gotten cold and pissed watching me struggle!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531177193961467080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316995967640563821.post-38167949876668832402010-03-30T08:32:38.572-08:002010-03-30T08:32:38.572-08:00Jules, it is so funny to hear your version of the ...Jules, it is so funny to hear your version of the experience! The best part is knowing what you were doing to stay warm while I was in the tent and semi-conscious - Dan told me you were doing jumping jacks. I don't remember that downhill to the ice lakes either.. except vaguely that I was having trouble handling the bike with one working hand! We should go back and try it again! ;) I didn't know about the ice cracking - glad you didn't tell me. I started literally running across the ice in some spots to get through it faster.. for whatever reason, my logic said that the faster we got across the ice, the less chance of falling in. :) As far as popping out of the tent, I didn't mention in my post that I was violently shaking my body as fast as possible when Dan threatened to take me to Windy Gap. I don't know how you managed to stay warm out there - I am very impressed!<br /><br />Nice description of the cabin, I was surprised when everyone popped up, HA!! I was hoping to make a breakaway.<br /><br />I'm still sorry I didn't stick around to help you with the flat.. at the time I was beginning to go into survival mode trying to stay warm, but should have stopped. You are a trooper getting it all by yourself! <br /><br />Great write up so far. I look forward to part 3!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422846261966219793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316995967640563821.post-87395040292007663512010-03-30T05:43:11.998-08:002010-03-30T05:43:11.998-08:00Okay. I am convinced, now more than ever, that my...Okay. I am convinced, now more than ever, that my true test of strength and endurance lies not on the Ice Lake, or the ability to change tires in minus degree weather, but rather to go the distance on some sandy beach in the Bahamas. Oh, the dreaded warmth, the agonizing tan lines, the miles of sand and surf ahead of me! See? I am a total wimp compared to you, but a happy wimp all the same for I would have had the mother of all emotional breakdowns on your trail. You, Chica, are a powerhouse!<br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5316995967640563821.post-48603093822955234452010-03-29T21:53:38.317-08:002010-03-29T21:53:38.317-08:00I'm enthralled! Endomorph flats are my worst n...I'm enthralled! Endomorph flats are my worst nightmare and it has actually never happened to me on the trail (only on the road.) I find them quite easy to get on and off my rims, but not with cold fingers on cold metal, and not when you have to use a little hand pump to inflate the massive things. I think you were justified in your cursing.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.com