This past Tuesday a couple of us (John Jamison and I) tried out a proposed gravel route from Jimmy Dot.  Jimmy modified the existing Red Rocks gravel ride to connect/include some of Bear Creek Regional Park.  John and I ran into Jimmy outside of Garden of the Gods and he rode with us briefly before turning back.  John and I continued at a brisk pace and tackled some somewhat technical steep downhills in Bear Creek before working our way back to the Sinton Trail and home.  I really enjoyed the route as it was very challenging and John kept me on my toes as usual with a competitive pace.   Total distance was 29 miles, 2,434ft of climbing at a 13.2mph pace (Note:  I added four miles to/from home).