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Crossing Three Sisters Dam while riding the High Rockies Trail on a S36O. Photo N. Sheppard

Surreal riding on very thick ice that alternated between clear and opaque! January 2020

Stories and more images from bikepacking trips can found in Ride With GPS Ride Reports

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