I rode up Burkhalter Gap on Sat. It has not changed much since the last time I climbed it.I forgot what a heart rate of 192 bpm felt like.

Wish they would pave "The Wall". It is still rough at the very top which does not help.
The descent off Lookout Mt (Och's highway) is awesome. It has fresh asphalt all the way down. Just be careful of the shoulder and centerline as they have cut "grooves of death" into the road surface. I rode Suck Creek and Signal Mt the following day. The climb up Suck Creek has not changed much from last year, but the descent now has fresh asphalt. I don't know about Sand Mt or the chip seal "shake and bake" portion. The last time I rode that section was the 2008 3-State.

See you on Sat!