First ride of Rouleur week! What a great turnout, some 34ish riders from 17 states. I tried to get around and meet a number of them. Got to see Kerin and Mark, where were about all I knew other than Vernon and Paul. Off we went. Soon it became apparent that I was not climbing as well as Paul and the lead group. So I fell back to the 2nd group. I was with them for a bit and then 1 of the riders, Don from VT, had challenges shifting, as we were past Stage Coach and heading to the Towers. So I hung with him. Eventually a rider from MN joined us and we together reached EOP. Most of the riders were still there congregating. Interesting stories: MN has never done any RUSA ride longer than 200k. This year he might try a Rando Series. VT was grateful that I joined with him near the towers and talked about his hike so Smuggler's Notch and the lake. He mentioned that he will not be there during NER 6-pack 1200k. Then headed back. Unfortunately I was hoping to ride with Steve, Vernon, and Paul, but they dropped me on the little rollers back to the towers. I rode the rest solo. Paul and Vernon waited at the end until I arrived. They were waiting with Tal, another Dever area rider that MIGHT join our Dart team. This route back used Scottsdale Rd > Dixileta > 56th St. I hadn't been on these southbound since Bull Shifters back around 2010! Nice temps to ride. Some clouds. Our Rouleur week people seemed like a great group. Mike had a great spread of treats for us at EOP.