Checkpoint. Mostly sunny, cold to cool but actually pretty pleasant temps in the mid towards high 40's, fairly mild Southerly winds not really a factor over much of the ride. I was able to dress lighter, with a poly LS base and just a heavy LS jersey. This route was taken from a ride posted on Trailforks called ' Fast Gravel Grinder'. After riding it, the title is misleading: It's not Fast and it has surprisingly little actual gravel in it, being mostly dirt (70%) and this time of year that means a lot of mud and a slower pace. Very hilly too, including one hill in the Southern section I almost couldn't make it up to the top - 10 more feet climbing and I would have had to stop and walk it was so steep. I'm glad I did the ride but it's more of a MTB cross country course this time of year and based on the tire tracks, that's who is riding it. My pace was so slow I cut out 5 miles of the course in the West portion of Cap Sauers Nature Preserve. Pretty messy and the bike and my clothes were pretty dirty afterwards. The road portion getting from Pioneer Woods down to the Sag Valley was pretty sketchy and I would avoid it just based on the shitty road conditions and traffic alone - except for a bike lane on the bridge over the Cal-Sag Canal, notrail or shoulders to ride on. I saw one deer, usually don't see any down here, only one other rider after the end of the ride but lots of hikers, trail runners and dog walkers. I brought my lunch so no stops but I did rehydrate a bit at the Geneva Ale House after driving home.