Saturday...Afternoon gravel ride after the morning rain (Cherry Canyon - Glendale Sports Complex - Brown Saddle, 22 miles). I'm always impressed by how well the dirt in the hills around Pasadena drains water. Just a couple of hours after the rain stopped, the trails were very rideable and in great shape.
Sunday...Started with the usual Coffee Ride group in So Pasadena, but a couple of buddies and I jumped on the SGRT at Encanto Park, heading south over the top of SF Dam, trading long pulls. We did the Emerald Necklace loop counter-clockwise to Santa Anita Ave., and headed up the hill for our coffee stop in Sierra Madre. Zero hard efforts, and mostly just zone 2 cruising. It was a really nice way to close out 2023 (56 mi).