Yep, As advertised - The Wall is a Beast!! I made it up in fine form but thought I was going to blow a gasket. It would have been interesting to see what my heart rate was for that climb. After I started cramping up 3 times, but the old mustard on the tongue did the trick! Beautiful liatris along some of the roads, and tons of dragon flies. Not sure what they were feeding on but they were all along the route! I knocked my helmet mirror off at the top of The Wall and didn't notice it until about 1/4 mile down the road so turned back and luckily I found it. Managed to add an additional 5 miles to the route to get my Birthday mile in. After the ride they had showers and plenty of pizza. I drove down to Bull Lion Ranch and Winery at Chalk Mountain (between Glen Rose and Hico) for some liquid refreshment. Then on down to Hico to get chocolate for Theresa. All in all a very good day of riding and I'm not completely worn out!