Brutal wind brought some unseasonable temps and made this a rather slow century. Very low traffic on the way out, and I really enjoyed the remaining bits of gravel beltline. I wasn't able to do the northeast part of the beltline though as it was closed off underneath a bridge near Piedmont Park and I had to go around through a neighborhood. It was mid day by then but still in the thirties and I still had to switch back to my warm gloves. So I wasn't very keen on doing a quick reroute to get back on track by peering at my screen and exposing my hand awhile so I just shortcut the route about 5 miles or so. I ended up adding a few other dead end roads to add mileage and go ahead and knock them out while I was there to make up for it. I was rather tired at the end, but I stubbornly didn't stop anywhere. I didn't even drink 2 liters total, and really wasn't all that dehydrated. But I could have used the pick me up of a soda. Buffington road home was the busiest part of the ride, but wasn't too bad. I really enjoyed riding around the various little neighborhoods in the city. Every time I ride up there I say I should come back more often. Sometimes I wonder if I should take the road bike to do a route like this that's high on pavement and city riding, but I am very glad to be on a gravel bike almost all the time because there are just so many holes and uneven road joints. Bikes definitely take a pounding there.