Flat Iron Road in June

Today, I went out and did one of my favorite rides on Flat Iron Road. I'm unaware of any road that has been more poorly named. There ain't nothing flat on Flat Iron Road. The moment one hops onto it the percent grade is immediately 15 percent and sometimes gets as high as 20. There is even one section of road that at least as you are going up it feels like a good mile and it must average around 12-15 percent.

I did not bring enough water with me on this ride leaving two water bottles on the counter when I left but I had 4 liters in my hydration pack and I just finished the majority of the climbing when I finished it. Made it home without being overly dehydrated.

Today was a warm day here in the valley and there were a couple of spots on the climbs where the heat started to get to me. It's very bad when you are moving with the wind while going up hill as you don't get a breeze at all and the sun just bakes you. Thankfully, these sections did not last long.

Due to all the rain we've had in the Inland Northwest this spring, things are more green than they would normally be.

This was a much more enjoyable ride than the thrashing the Nurse Eric gave me yesterday!