No way can the CLIMBS BEGIN yet here in Flagstaff. At the rate our weather is going, it will be a while before I'm willing to come down any hill around here - what goes up must come down! It is just too icy, no matter how wishful I get about wanting to go up! I like hill climbing - not real fast - but its one of the best things about riding a bike!
Love Mount Diablo - it is just the right grade except right at the top! Have fun I'll be thinking about you while I play tennis