We sandwiched a bit of dirt between the road sections. We managed to time the ride perfectly so I saw Philip and Nikki at the top of Page Mill and Skyline instead of one of us descending and the other climbing and just whipping by each other. As soon as we got onto Camp Pomponio Rd. and Old Haul Rd., my stoke was so high. It looked like they went through and cleared the trails of a lot of loose leaf litter and debris. It was as if someone listened to Trump about sweeping the forests. :) Our goal was to head SE on Old Haul to see if we could continue down to Hwy 9 and Big Basin. Not too far passed the Portola Redwoods SP trailhead, is the gate marking the private property of the logging company and their road. Sonny had to get back by a certain time so we decided to turn around. It also meant we skipped Dirt Alpine and Arastradero on the way home. We did just enough dirt to make sad that we didn't do more. Sub-optimal dirt:road ratio. ~30/70 We got to try out the new Loma Mar Store. Food selection was a little sparse but they have one of my favorites - hand pies! - and they had some good pastries so I was all good! :) Saw two other Thesis riders out there. Actually saw quite a few gravel riders.