Mt. Charleston Hill Climb - Cancelled!

The seventeen and a half mile grind up Mt. Charleston has been cancelled.  Some would say lack of organization and planning was the cause, but in any case, it ran into permitting and insurance problems that if it had been planned early in the year might have been prevented.  So, for this year, the classic race will not be held.  I was hoping to use it as part of my final preparation for the daunting Death Valley Road Stage Race (Fall edition).  I will have a charity ride (Pedal to the Metal for the Special Olympics) next weekend that will feature as part of the ride a timed climb of Mt. Potosi.  Not as grand a climb as Charleston, but a good climb nonetheless.  I've been climbing it as part of my 70 mile Saturday training rides all summer.  So there's that.