Originally Posted by
Mr. Beanz
You should go do GMR. To the village and back takes about 3 1/2 hours. That time is more enjoyable than the 6 hours it takes to do a century in the area you mention.
There is always the climb to the ski lifts to add another hour or so if you can't get enough enjoyment out of the GMR ride.
One can easily do a climbing century centered around GMR. I'm thinking something like Big GMR to Baldy, back down GRR and Little GMR, East Fork to Crystal Lake, returning up Little GMR, and down big GMR
Sounds like fun to me. Maybe I will do that this fall..