Decided to do the new Salem Bike Club Monster Cookie route today instead of the actual event day, April 28. Weather not looking so great for the event. Started from Keizer Rapids Park instead of McNary High School since school was in session. That added about 1.25 miles total. The first few miles meanders through Keizer to Kezier Station and past Volcano Stadium via some residential streets and bike paths. Cross I-5 on Quinaby Rd and then continue to Brooklake Rd and Labish Center. The first scheduled rest stop is the Willamette Pie Company (mile 18). Nice tailwind from Labish Center to the Pie Company. The next 11 miles goes to Silverton then to the Gallon House Covered Bridge. Plenty of headwind on that segment. Mile 32 is Mt. Angel and 32.8 is John F Kennedy School for another rest stop. More crosswind and headwind into Monitor. The next 5.4 mile stretch is on Woodburn-Monitor Rd then Monitor-McKee Rd. Some wind advantage on this part, but the road is a little rough. Tailwind on Howell Prairie Rd (mile 43.3) for a few miles. The final 12.5 miles covers the same stretch heading out of Keizer. Retrace the course back to Keizer Rapids Park. Overall, the climbing is tame, but the miles of crosswind and headwind more than make up for it.