RACC ride put on by the Vancouver Bike Club. This year VBC decided to do the route clockwise, instead of the traditional counter-clockwise direction. Made for an interesting ride. Instead of having two steep hills near the end, these became nice early downhills. Perfect morning conditions; some low clouds, temps in the upper 50s and a light northwest wind. Thus, a little headwind on the first 25-mile leg to the Battle Ground rest stop. The next 24-mile portion, zig-zagged from Battle Ground to Brush Prairie, then generally south into Camas. A lot of short west-to-east segments resulting in some crosswind. The new route deviated from the old one, by-passing the Lacamas Lake section and dropping down to busy Lacamas Park via SE 283rd and Everett. Second rest stop at the usual Heritage Park. After a gradual climb on Lake Rd to Leadbetter, the final 13 miles headed west through Fisher's Landing, crossing a 205 overpass on McGillivray and then winding through residential areas back to downtown Vancouver.