Monte Bello (or Russian Ridge) at sunset never gets old! It was pretty and pleasant today. It was almost perfect except for the bugs. Some of them maybe mosquitoes. Not sure yet. Only had time to do the White Oak Trail loop but I haven't been on it since they reopened it and it was a blast as always. First time descending the new Dirt Alpine Bypass. I like it better going up than going down. The old bypass trail was a lot more fun to descend. This is probably better for most people in general though. We managed to get back to Alpine Inn just in time. Bonus was there was no wait. I full expected it to be dead there today like it has been in the past. I think with the nicer weather, it's just busy all the time. The parking lot was full when I first got there.