High Sierra Fall Century
Saturday September 18, 1999
Have you started training yet? If not, there’s still plenty of time to get in shape to cycle the High Sierra Fall Century on September 18! The 100 mile course takes you along the spectacular east side of the High Sierra and into the quiet beauty of the Mono Basin with awesome views of Mono Lake and the White Mountains. Our route offers 100 miles of beautiful riding with no stoplights and just one stop sign! If this is more than you want to take on, short course options of 30 and 45 miles also will be offered.
There are numerous lodging and camping options in Mammoth Lakes, Lee Vining, and June Lake—give us a call, or send an email and we’ll give you a list of numbers to call.
We welcome two new presenting sponsors to this year’s event—Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and The Mono Inn at Mono Lake. Numerous local, regional and national sponsors have signed up to help again, and to all we say ‘thank you’!
Century riders may start between 7:30 and 9:00am, and short course riders between 9:30 and 10:30am. The course will close at 6:30pm, and any riders remaining on the course will be sagged in to the finish at Whitmore Pool.
Entry fee includes five fully stocked rest areas, roving SAG support, and a gourmet lunch at mile 55 by the Mono Inn. An event T-shirt is included for all pre-registered riders. Enjoy gourmet sandwiches, green salad, pasta pomodoro and red potatoes before you start the second part of your ride.
Course DescriptionsThe century begins at the Whitmore ball fields, just east of U.S. Hwy. 395 on the Benton Crossing Road south of Mammoth Lakes. After following Hwy. 395 north over Deadman Summit and into the Mono Basin, the course continues east on Hwy. 120. This section of the ride is on a very lightly traveled road through a cool Jeffrey Pine forest, over Sagehen Summit, and down into Adobe Valley.
After the downhill into Adobe Valley, enjoy a well-earned lunch break, followed by several miles of rolling hills across Adobe Valley. As you turn right onto Benton Crossing Road, be sure to stop and fill your water bottles for the climb over Wildrose and Watterson Summits–these are the hardest climbs of the day. From Watterson Summit, you’ll descend past Crowley Lake, then traverse a few more rolling hills to the finish at Whitmore Pool.
The short course starts at Whitmore ball fields between 9:30 and 10:30am, and heads east on Benton Crossing Road in the opposite direction of the full century course. After a rolling ride across the Owens River and past Crowley Lake, there is a climb to the rest stop at Watterson Summit. Beginning riders can use this as the turnaround, and return to the start/finish for a total of 30 miles.
More experienced riders have the option of continuing on down the back side of Watterson Summit another three miles, then climbing to Wildrose Summit. Turn around at Wildrose Summit (no services here), and climb back up to the Watterson Summit rest area. Continue on into Long Valley and back to the finish at Whitmore Pool for a total distance of 45 miles.
Ready to ride!For registration and ride information call the Mono Lake Committee Information Center and Bookstore at (760) 647-6595, check out www.monolake.org/events/century, or contact Kay Ogden (kay@monolake.org) at (760) 647-6595
No Helmet • No WaiverNo Ride • No Exceptions
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