Haven't done this loop in a loooonnnng time so why not? Temps in the upper 50s, a faint breeze, not a lot of sun, you know, November. Went into this figure it might be a sufferfest, since the first third is repeated climbs with the last third also a long sustained climb. Well turned out nah. Got that climb at 14 and felt pretty good and stayed that way even after that. Not sure what that was about, given how previous rides, but we'll take it. Stopped at 26.4, the first stop not at a sign or light, and rested a bit before the 9 miles of climbing. Granted, it's a stream valley with a gentle grade but it's still climbing. There's no coasting. (What is the Keating 30? When this loop was proposed maybe 10 yrs ago it was described as "30 miles." No, friends, it is 125% of that and was quite the surprise on the first attempt... ) (Why the "Eastern Loop"? Because it is east of where both of us live and FAR east of where we generally ride.) w/Dan