Wooo!!! After constantly asking, the guys finally relented and we climbed Sierra Rd. It was the first time in I can’t remember how long. 😂 Every time we do this loop, we pass the base of Sierra Rd. at the start and end of it so that's a lot of asking. I actually suggested Sierra and Welch Creek but Sonny thought that was “inconceivable”. I'm pretty sure he could climb those while cramping. The guys are just being babies about climbing. We've done harder in the past and Sierra was nothing today (we took it so easy). The crunchiness in my bottom bracket (?) started to go away going up Sierra. I’m not actually sure when, sometime after Calaveras (?) I think it went away completely? I’m not sure if I remember hearing it up Palomares. Sunny but with the wind chill it felt colder than forecast.