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I read an email from Paul Barnett last night where he asked if we would ride the century in Anniston Saturday even though starting temperatures would be in the 30's. He went on to say his wife reminded him that I was like the Abominable Snowman and loved blizzard conditions. That made me think of the Yeti. This was the trail name I was looking for. A solitary, reclusive creature living on the slopes of the mountains of Nepal. Well, in my case, it would be the hills around Sylacauga. I relayed the name to Solo so I guess it is official. This morning Bev referred to me as "Adorable" a loose reference to the Yeti in Monster's Inc. who wondered why he had to be called Abominable.

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