34-miler in the temecula/de luz/fallbrook/rainbow area with the main shenanigans happening in de luz. lots of up and down as usual out there.
great day..cloudless low 70's with low humidity and maybe a 3-4 mph breeze. pavement northern half of de luz on multiple roads newish or close
to it. only on sandia creek rd on the southern half of the area and pavement closer to a 6.5/7...wake up time. that said, southern half of sandia creek rd
absolutely resplendent with fall colors in the oak/sycamore riparian woodlands along sandia creek. a good amount of running water made it really nice
on those last few miles before passing the southernmost sandia creek/de luz i-section and the 1.5 mile climb out of the santa margarita river watershed to fallbrook.
half-mile section of sandia creek rd still "road closed" (even after a year) near el paseo road because southbound lane is missing a 10 yard section of half the said lane.
looks like they repaired the pipe but doesn't look like that repair is gonna happen anytime soon. a simple matter for cyclists to skirt the barriers and save a
1.5 mile detour (using caution). traffic not too bad, even on a weekend. didn't see any other cyclists in de luz area. their loss. among my fave areas in socal to ride.
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