Atchafalaya Basin Adventure Race 2001

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ABAR2000_bike_50.jpg -- Race leaders clear the finish line on day one. -- Bicycle leg finish line at Bayou Sorrell
ABAR2000_bike_51.jpg -- Bikers cross the Sorrell Bridge after a hard day. -- End of day one competition
ABAR2000_bike_60.jpg -- Changing modes of transportation at Belle River. -- Bike to canoe transition on day two
ABAR2000_broke_59.jpg -- Broken down on the levee. -- A biker fixes a flat on the East Levee on day two
ABAR2000_camp_55.jpg -- Getting some rest after a long day. -- Bayou Sorrell campground after day one (Saturday)
ABAR2000_canoe_29.jpg -- From land to water. -- Running to canoeing transition on day one at Whiskey Bay/I-10 exit
ABAR2000_canoe_32.jpg -- Resting those legs and working the arms. -- Canoeists pulling out at Whiskey Bay
ABAR2000_canoe_33.jpg -- High road and low road. -- Canoeing between the I-10 highway bridges near Whiskey Bay
ABAR2000_canoe_36.jpg -- Racing the big rigs. -- Canoes approaching the turn from I-10 to Work Canal , day one
ABAR2000_canoe_38.jpg -- Punch that card. -- Canoeists making a check point at I-10 and Work Canal , day one
ABAR2000_canoe_40.jpg -- Long paddle ahead. -- Canoeists leave I-10 and head south in Work Canal for Grand River
ABAR2000_canoe_41.jpg -- Land Ho! -- Canoeists appear near Upper Grand River Landing on day one
ABAR2000_canoe_45.jpg -- Nice to set foot on ground. -- Canoeists arrive at Upper Grand River Landing on day one
ABAR2000_canoe_bike_47.jpg -- Floats and wheels. -- Canoe to bike transition at Upper Grand River Landing on day one
ABAR2000_feet_63.jpg -- De agony of de feet. -- Bike to canoe transition at Belle river on day two
ABAR2000_finish_104.jpg -- Crossing the finish line at Lake End Park. -- Unidentified team finishes at Morgan City
ABAR2000_LEP_87.jpg -- Welcome to Morgan City. -- Sandra Decoteau, ABP Executive Director;
                                             Tim Matte, Morgan City Former Mayor; State Rep. Butch Gauthreaux; at Lake End Park
ABAR2000_prep_02.jpg -- Teams get briefed before big race. -- Race Director Ralph Morton of LA Games briefs racers
ABAR2000_prep_03.jpg -- Any questions? -- Race Director Ralph Morton of LA Games briefs racers
ABAR2000_prep_04.jpg -- Studying the course. -- Teams review the route and decide how to approach the race
ABAR2000_prep_05.jpg -- This way? -- Teams study maps before the race begins at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area
ABAR2000_prep_12.jpg -- Keeping it safe? -- State and local support teams prepare to assist the participants.
ABAR2000_prep_17.jpg -- How many miles is it? -- Local volunteers gather at Sherburne to get assignments for the day
ABAR2000_run_18.jpg -- They're off! -- The racers head up the levee at the race start in Sherburne WMA
ABAR2000_run_19.jpg -- A long way to go! -- Racers head down the levee near the start
ABAR2000_run_22.jpg -- Out front, or not? -- A group of racers run the first leg of the race in Sherburne WMA
ABAR2000_run_24.jpg -- Lone wolf. -- A single runner approaches the first checkpoint near Happy Town in Sherburne
ABAR2000_run_25.jpg -- No asphalt here. -- A team crosses a wooden bridge near the first checkpoint in Sherburne
ABAR2000_run_canoe_26.jpg -- Finally, a place to sit down. -- Running to canoeing transition at I-10, Whiskey Bay exit
ABAR2000_sorrell_52.jpg -- A meal and a bed, sort of. - Dinner tent set up at Bayou Sorrell Park at the end of day one
ABAR2000_winners_107.jpg -- Getting the prize. - Race winners receive awards at Lake End Park
ABAR_winners2.jpg -- Hot off the trail. - Race winners pose for photos in full gear
ABAR2000_winners_96.jpg -- Local officials greet winners. -- Rep. Gauthreaux, Mayor Matte, Ms. Decoteau congratulate
Rex_2.jpg -- Volunteers get instructions. -- Race volunteers get assignments from Volunteer Coordinator Rex Caffey of LSU