There was a request for a short notice gravel ride on Sunday, so I obliged and led up a spirited ride to Palmer Lake and back on the Santa Fe trail.  Great smaller group and we had a brisk pace to the lake and back.  Conditions on the Santa Fe kept us on our toes with some deep sand in locations.  As I rode from home and back, I ended up with 52.5 miles, 2000ft of climbing and a solid 15.3 mph average.