CyborgQueen, that sounds like a great thing to do this weekend.

I did a 10 mile round trip commute to the farmer's market, then a 16 mile ride up a pretty little canyon nearby. Passed a bunch of people doing a 10K fun run - they were coming down as I was going up and it was fun to chat a little as we went by each other. One person offered to trade places but I don't know that riding uphill would have been any better!