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The southeastern portion of the Snake was covered in dirt, sand, gravel, you name it. I was told this was due to the annual ditch leaf cleaning. Jerks could have waited until January. I expect the Northwest section is likely to follow shortly. On a good note, the actual pavement is looking good. They appear to have finished paving the rough looking spots. The whole road is not completely repaved, but they did it in motorcycle friendly fashion where the whole lane is improved rather than half a lane resulting in a transition mid turn.
There were forest fires spreading through the area, but didn't really change much for me, other than mild respiratory irritation. The weather forecast recommended people stay inside, which was fine by me. More open roads this way! It did not stop a semi from trying to run the Snake. Thankfully, the road conditions slowed me down, or I may have had some issues. A car would have probably not made it past without a trip through the roadside gravel (at least the ditches were clean). I was greeted by a second semi about an hour later. They really need to be ticketed severely for failure to maintain lane among other problems. There are warning signs all over.
My US421 knee pucks still are not in, although the supplier is apparently a contractor for the Department of Defense and makes knee pucks on the side. No wonder they were so expensive. Shady dogs and jalapeno taters were fantastic as usual.
The route was finished off in the dark because no one likes the time change and I don't like riding into the city in Winston rush hour. This isn't like the rush hour in other cities, but still annoying. ADVmonster LED headlights are awesome, by the way. Who knew there are still LOTS of bugs flying around at night in 55 degree weather?
