Elevation Climbed - 2932ft/893.7m (as recorded by my Sigma DTS 2006 MHR cycle computer) Distance on Soft gravel - 2 miles/3.2km
Distance traveled at night - 35km
Temp at start of ride - 45f/7.2c
Temp at end of ride - 32f/0c
Weather - Mostly clear and dry, especially for Western Oregon at this time of year. I rode about 10 miles in a pretty soupy fog. Very little wind.
The rain pretty much killed any possibility that todays ride would be a nice one. Within 10k my gloves were soaked and the digits were starting to get pretty cold. A little past my halfway turnaround point I stopped in a service station for a few minutes to get out of the rain switch to some dry gloves that I brought with me. Once I got on the road again my shoes were soaked and the new gloves got soaked pretty quickly. It wasnt long before my toes and fingers achieved a state of numbness that I haven't experienced in many years.
At this point all I could think about was getting home before dark and I didn't take any more time to stop for pictures. I made it back to my in-laws just as it was getting dark and decided I would never ride again...until tomorrow.
Distance - 30.1 Miles/48.4km
Time Riding - 3 hours 22 minutes.
Departed at 12:30 and returned at 16:23.
Elevation Climbed - 1638ft/499.3m (as recorded by my Sigma DTS 2006 MHR cycle computer)
Distance on Soft gravel - .5 miles/.8km
Distance traveled in rain - 48.4km
Temp at start of ride - 43f/6.1c
Temp at end of ride - 38f/3.3c
Weather - Raining the entire ride. Winds from the ssw at 10-15mph (according to weather.com).