The shot of the Lake totally reminds me of the lakes I have seen in Montana, the cool green color.  Also can commiserate when after a climb you start wedding down hill all along knowing you need to climb that hill over there and you would rather keep climbing then going down only to go up again.  (I think that was a "run on" statement).  Sounds fun.  So use to folks tapering before 100, hope it didn't hurt you but seems like non stop racing  is your MO so good luck at Leadville.