Saranac Lake 3P Race 2023-03-05

1. 3P Race details

And a special big thank you to the 50+ volunteers that made this event happen. 

They know how to have fun and how to make fun happen.


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4. Anticipation. The racers are lined up, Mt. Pisgah waits.

 

5. Time is getting closer. 

 

6. Still some arriving.

 

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8. The gear intact.

 

 9. Oh yeah.

 

10. Bit too young yet.

 

11. Training the eye, focusing just right.

 

12. Snow could fall any second, making it all the better.

 

13. Wow. Lots of people participating.

 

14. "This looks like a good time."

 

15. "My favorite being in the whole world".

 

16. Off they go, climb up

 

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19. Ski down

 

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23. "Am I looking good, or what?"

 

24. Set the ski's aside, onto the bike and off to Dewey Mountain.

 

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27."Don't wait for me."

 

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29. The brand new overnight snow beautified the trees making them just right for this 3P inaugural event.

 

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31. Arrival at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center.

 

32. "Give me a second."

 

33. "Here I come, Dewey."

 

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35. Bikes off.

 

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37. Ski's on.

 

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39. "Yup, it is going just fine."

 

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44. Calculating.

 

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49. First to arrive back off of Dewey. Next, back onto the bike.

 

50. Whatever it was, it was funny.

 

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53. After skiing Dewey, back onto the bikes, arriving here at the Village parking lot, and

 

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60. onto the kayaks, canoes, even a Guideboat, a ride on the Saranac River, on to the Fish and Game Club.

 

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66. But first, The Carry

 

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70. "This is such fun."

 

71. Volunteers lined up to help propel the boats into the river.

 

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80. Here for your safety.

 

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99. View from the Pine St Bridge.

 

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104. The welcoming river.

 

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106. Guideboat.

 

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112. Through the trees.

 

113. Interested onlooking participants.

 

114. Past the Fiddlehead Bistro, and the Left Bank Café.

 

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117. Once arriving at the Fish and Game club, drop off the boat,

 

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119. Truck filled with shed equipment.

 

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124. Riders definitely need help getting onto land, that is, snow.

 

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131. Made it.

 

 

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133. Now for that run.

 

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136. A happy Rainbow hello.

 

137. Police escort and all.

 

138. At last, back at Mt. Pisgah.

 

139. Bike and ski's ready to head home. What a day, what a great day.

Check out the article about this event in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

 https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2023/03/3p-race-is-a-wintry-mix/

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