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The same resting location as in the previous photo, but looking back down Willow Ridge Trail.

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05326-climbing-willow-ridge-800px.jpg My next break spot, a little higher again up Willow Ridge Trail, eating yet another Clif bar, drinking yet more water.ThumbnailsThis manzanita is all pretty and red in the late-afternoon sun and takes my mind off the pain of climbing this hill.My next break spot, a little higher again up Willow Ridge Trail, eating yet another Clif bar, drinking yet more water.ThumbnailsThis manzanita is all pretty and red in the late-afternoon sun and takes my mind off the pain of climbing this hill.My next break spot, a little higher again up Willow Ridge Trail, eating yet another Clif bar, drinking yet more water.ThumbnailsThis manzanita is all pretty and red in the late-afternoon sun and takes my mind off the pain of climbing this hill.My next break spot, a little higher again up Willow Ridge Trail, eating yet another Clif bar, drinking yet more water.ThumbnailsThis manzanita is all pretty and red in the late-afternoon sun and takes my mind off the pain of climbing this hill.My next break spot, a little higher again up Willow Ridge Trail, eating yet another Clif bar, drinking yet more water.ThumbnailsThis manzanita is all pretty and red in the late-afternoon sun and takes my mind off the pain of climbing this hill.

Gorgeous end-of-day light. The steepness of that little incline I just trudged up is somewhat concealed by the vegetation along the trail. The 10-ton bike waits patiently for me to finish my Clif bar.

An important technique in bike-dragging is to choose the most level spots possible for stopping. This decreases the amount of energy needed to hold the bike (and oneself) in place without roll-back, while getting ready to advance a few feet further.