Tailwind out. 🥳💨 Headwind back. 💨😭 Margaret bought one of my cameras and was going to test it out on this ride before heading off to bikepack in Peru. Only she's been so busy, she totally forgot to buy a lens for it. Oops! On the way over I could see a massive bank of fog coming over the mountains and was definitely concerned because we were supposed to be heading up there. I'm so glad I packed my vest and arm warmers. I would normally have them in my bag but I had used them yesterday in Yosemite. When we got to the top of Dirt Alpine, it was looking foggy and we were unsure about going up to Black Mountain but Monte Bello was actually nice and sunny. At the top of Black Mountain, it was windy and cold and that's when I realized we had a tailwind on the way out. On the way back, the headwind was fierce and cold! All I could think about was Bob, who was doing the Devil Mountain Double Century today and how windy it must be through Patterson Pass if it was this windy for us (Patterson Pass is notorious for its crazy winds). We decided to do and out-n-back so it was my first time descending Dirt Alpine. It was fun but I really wish I rode my MTB for it. I thought about it but with all the road, I decided to go with the gravel bike. In the end, the MTB would've been fine since Margaret switched out her chainring to a 30T and Paxton, who's also going to Peru, was riding a hardtail.