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3/4 mile down the road, I stop at the old Orestimba Corral for a Clif-bar-and-water break at the semi-shady picnic tables.

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I'm surprised how sweaty I am because I haven't done any uphill riding for a while now. The temperature has definitely risen, or perhaps it's typically hotter down in this valley than up above.