It's my last week of vacation- I rode Sunday and Monday with a friend- about 32 miles each day but Sunday was a much easier ride- Monday we went back up the mountain and did over 4000 feet of climbing up to milepost 14 - Windy Point. The last two miles just don't let up- 5-7+% but we had cloud cover which really helped because it's a south facing slope. I had more in the tank, but not enough time and my friend was running out of water.

In some ways, the biggest challenge is carrying enough water because there is none along the road until you get to the ranger station at milepost 20.