Originally Posted by indyfabz

The ride was an out and back. First 25 miles on an unpaved trail mostly slightly up hill. Double back for a mile then 5.1 miles of hills to get to the campground. There were at least two sections with double-digit grades. Total climbing of about 900' in those 5 miles. The real killer was that the heat index was over 100 degrees. I felt like my head was going to melt away like that Nazi dude in black near the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. I took the photo of the grade sign on the way back the next morning. Mush more fun to go down the climbs from the day before.