Notes
On my way out the door when my dad was leaving for Ames, so I decided to hitch a ride with him for 5 miles before hopping out. Gave me a chance to run on some gravel I used to do all the time, but not a regular route anymore (too exposed, too flat, not enough gravel).
I don't think I was romanticizing the past, but that gravel was perfect. Not too chunky, not too fine/dusty, not severely concave. But the perfection didn't last long and in total the gravel only lasted 2 miles. What could have been?