HERRON HAMMER XC MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE MAY 2013

Amber belongs to the Flathead Cycling Club, and wanted to participate in this race.  When a member does that, they have to find a person to help out for them during the event.  So, I volunteered!
Having never done this before, I don't think I was much help...but, I helped people sign up, get numbers, etc.
The single course length is about 6 miles going around one time....half of it pretty much up.... to the top of a mountain ridge.  Then, down again.  Amber likes the down part, she says.

Here the first wave takes off and up the hill.

 So, keeping in mind that one loop is 6 miles, there are 3 categories; Cat. 1 is 4 times around, cat. 2 is 3 times around, and cat 1 is once around.
Amber chose cat 2.

 I didn't get to the top of the ridge, where, Amber told me, is a series of rocky "drops" where you have to place your wheel carefully and sort of step down to proceed.  This is where I waited for Amber with an extra water hand-off.  A series of switchbacks can be tricky.

She placed first in her category!  Yay!