Got a bunch of climbing handled early, by doing this loop the CCW direction. And the four miles of general descent was quite enjoyable, especially with that NE tail wind. Lovely fall day that felt like October, not early September. Can't wait to see what October is like. Surely we're NOT done with heat? Added Club Hollow Road to the route and enjoyed the up-and-down nature of it as well as the scenery and the lightly populated area. Six miles of gravel starting at Mile 20 before the climbs away from the river. The one downside with this direction is the biiiiig climb up Schaeffer Road starting at mile 34.5, but with enough teeth on your sprockets it's doable. Definitely an August (er, September) climb, not one for April legs. And the legs held up today, as did the contact points and everything else. Next up: some MTB and another long roadie ride in a few days.