The summer rainy season brought some very welcome cooler temps to the desert- high 70's during entire 6-9 am ride! So the conditions, though humid, were remarkably pleasant. There was a fairly heavy rain last night and we had to be attentive to avoid patches of sand, mud, puddles, debris and finally negotiate a flowing wash (fortunately not deep). A nice change from last Saturday's group ride that left me overheated by the end . Total distance was 33.6 miles and about 14.7 mph, slowed a little by the unintended post-storm obstacle course.