This was a great ride and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is thinking about doing it. On the drive up on Friday, it poured rain so I was worried we would have bad weather for the ride. But, Saturday morning was cool and overcast, perfect temperature for a ride. It warmed up some during the day but never got close to the upper 90's I've been riding in lately.

The route was beautiful -- country roads with little to no traffic and gorgeous scenery. The support was great, I saw lots of SAG vehicles along the route and there were people stopping traffic at intersections to make sure you got through safely.

I did the century route which was challenging but not too hard. I was wishing for a few more gears on Snake Mtn (I did the ride with a double, 12/27 on the back) but other than that, the grades weren't steep so you could just spin up the hills.

The only downside was the rest stops. When I went through, there always seemed to be long lines for water and gatorade and each was a separate line so you had to wait in line twice. It seems like there could be a better way to set things up so that would go more smoothly. And, the main food items available were bananas and pretzels. Great cycling food, but for that long of a ride, you want variety. A couple of stops had some cookies and PB&J so they tried to mix it up a little. But some PB-no-J would have been nice as well as something like granola bars. But, the food was plentiful and I got all the calories I needed to make it through the ride so I can't complain too much.

Overall, it was a great ride and I hope to make it back next year. I wish I could ride in that area more often. Those of you who live close by are very lucky!