Great late-October day for the traditional Lobster Valley ride. Start from the Alsea library. Opted to do the ride counter-clockwise this time, getting the 20-mile Highway 34 part done first. Not a lot of traffic for a nice Friday afternoon. Rest stop at the Five Rivers bridge just off Highway 34. Continued to the 6-mile marker on Five Rivers Rd. The Fisher covered bridge is at mile 8.5, but decided not to go quite that far this time. Returned to the turn for Lobster Valley. The Lobster Valley Rd goes 12 miles, but has gotten rougher over the past few years. The final 12 miles is on Deadwood Highway, with two climbs in the middle. The term "highway" is a bit of a misnomer. It isn't much of a highway. The road becomes much better from mile post 4 to Alsea. Little to no wind today.