Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
...You'll want to have done a hilly (6000+ feet) century every weekend for at least five or six weeks leading up to a ride like that, and at least know you can get up a 20% grade when you're tired....
Thanks for this information Oakleaf, and knowing this means that I likely won't do it, at least not this year. I am looking forward so much to hitting the mountain bike trails and camping again as many weekends as I can this year - and road riding during the week...so guess I have to choose

Thank you very much for this, it really helps hearing about this area from those who know it.