I am quickly learning that when the route description says "gently rolling" it means hilly. I was very anxious about this ride and did find it a challenge. But I did it. By the time I was getting worried about how long the route was, I was already on my way back to the start (the benefits of riding a loop). The heat was fairly extreme but I suppose that its good to get used to riding in heat (the rally is after all July 29-August 3). I drank all of my liquids (two water bottles) and refilled both once. By the end of the ride you could have stuck me in a farmer's field and used me as a salt lick; although I doubt the animals would have enjoyed that as I was also slathered in sunscreen.The break was in Snowball. I think our group overwhelmed the shop owner, he didn't seem too pleased when I presented him with yet another $20 for one doughnut (chocolate coconut, sorry I ate it before taking a picture but some people tell me I take far too many pictures of food). He was willing to refill my water bottle which was very nice of him.
The air quality wasn't very good for this ride. The only benefit of smog I can think of is that the haze obscures the view of more hills in the distance.
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