I really thought (hoped) the restrictions would've lifted by the time my birthday rolled around. It would've made celebrating with friends that much more special. Well that didn't happened. So I am very grateful to my quaranteam, Catherine and Emily, for helping me celebrate with a super fun gravel ride. 🥳 Thank you! 🙏 A nice breeze offset the warm temperatures to make for perfect weather. We explored a lot of singletrack, most of it was nice and flowy and not too bumpy or gnarly. Some fun, memorable trails - Trail 80/84 and Trail 44/41. It was also a lot sandier than the last time I was there. Some really deep sections induced some falls and a bunch of walking. Bunker Rd. and Trail 24 were especially terrible with long sections of deep sand to hike. We also missed doing a couple of planned loops in the middle of the north west part of the park. Fortunately the restrooms were open and we found a working water fountain in East Garrison. After the ride, we went to Salinas City BBQ (pronounced Sully-NOS). The food was so bland. Would not recommend!