I was going to play hooky from church and do the club ride, but I was not feeling very "clubby" today,so I went to church and did my own ride over mots of thier route. I cut out about 20 miles of flat, but left in most of the hills. wound up with 52 milesadn about 4,000 feet. dont ask about my avereage I wish I had brought my camera along, as lot of the wildflower were in bloom. There is a about a 10 mile section of road that Los Angeles county keeps closed to cars, but open to bicycles and peds on the weekends. it's nice, except for the fact that ascends about 2000 feet. I met a couple of fire engines coming the other way. Not sure if there were on a "real" run or doing a training exercise. I'm looking forward to getting my "bear" of a ride over with! only 2 more week of "climb every mountain"