After the first few miles of open road, we hit some trees and shade. it would be short lived, as THE GRAVEL was up ahead.
The is the view from behind the pic above, a sharp turn at the bottom of a 40 mph downhill. The ever-cool Gugie on Sportier

Drillium Dude, SAG-Man Extraordinare

Gugie and Northbend at the end of the first gravel section. Did anyone mention that it was HOT?