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Heading very slowly up the slight grade of Greenwater Valley Road

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The road is well-packed beneath the thin and sometimes slippery layer of sand and gravel on the surface.

I take a break after a while, and am surprised that I'm sweating so much, since it's only about 85 degrees F today. I guess the hill and rough road surface are making me work!