The ride is a little deceptive on how easy it was. I started out super easy, keeping the cadence above 90 for most of the ride and power below 150 watts except for the hills that I would push it up to 250 - 300 watts. The last 10 miles, I upped the effort just to get the ride done. The main reason I kept the effort down was for my lower back and left knee which were bothering me big time. This was one reason I had to miss so many days. There must have been a forest fire because it was smoky from 2 miles to about 9 miles after that the air was great! My Garmin radar battery was dead as a door nail even though it was on charge, this the 3rd or 4th time this happened, I hope the battery isn't dying on me, I tried plugging it into a portable battery charger while I tried to use it. It worked the last time but not this time. My front camera battery crapped out on me a month ago, Looking for another one to replace it with. On a positive note all the passing cars gave me ample room even most of the Pickup trucks! I had to make one very quick stop to adjust and stretch my lower back with about 6 miles to go, it just got too painful to continue without stopping. Hopefully, my left knee and lower back gets better soon too. This was a very pleasant ride as the adventure continues, be safe out there and enjoy your ride!