Onion Valley

Catrike  Speed no. 673,  8/14/2006

The climb to Onion Valley, about 5000 ft in 12.8 miles, is one of the major HWY 395 climbs I still had to tackle on my trike.  Hugh Murphy offered to sag for me on the climb. This climb can get wickedly hot. Hugh is organizing the Widow maker, a race which includes both Onion Valley and Horseshoe meadows in one day. Here are the pictures. I reached the top in 3hrs 10 min.  About an hour longer as compared to my time on an upright. To get the most bang out of driving to the desert I topped the day with the climb of Townes Pass from Panamint Springs. 3140 ft in 11.3 miles. This climb never fails to deliver spectacular scenery, incredible clear and star filled sky but also agony between the 2500 and 3500 feet levels.

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Hugh lifting the trike over one of three"trike killer"cattle grates

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The new RAAM 200 van

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