Thank you Dudelsack! I found the post much easier to read after your expert paragraphing!

I am familiar with many of those roads and while the OP doesn't give a feet of climbing total, I'm thinking well over 3,000 feet at least. Which, in my opinion, makes the ride that much more awesome. Lots of those climbs get my attention on a road bike; I can barely imagine them on a single-speed mountain bike!

Rick / OCRR