Washington fire doesn’t stop Death Ride event

Extreme weather — heat, rain, sleet, maybe even a snow flake or two — have challenged cyclists over the years during the Death Ride, Tour of the California Alps.Having recently survived another type of weather-related challenge posed recently when the lightning-ignited Washington Fire burned 17,790 acres near Markleeville, all lights are now green for 3,000-plus participants to take to Alpine County’s roads Saturday for the 35th annual Death Ride. Hosted by the Alpine County Chamber of Com