Bob you wouldn't believe the roads out there now. They must have used a lot of the tax revenue to repave them. As I said most of it was like brand new highway.
The fraking industry must have moved on. I didn't see even one of their trucks the whole ride out or back. The truth be told I didn't see a whole lot of any kind of traffic the entire ride except for the never ending Mt. Cobb construction area. How long have they been working on that little 8 mile stretch of road? It has to be one of those time and material jobs.
I had to look really hard to even notice the well heads that have been hidden by well planned landscaping. The only one I did noticed was from one of the overlooks that looked down onto a farm far below. I could see a well groomed area in the middle of a pasture with the well heads sticking up. From the looks of that picture perfect farm that farmer must have done quite well. Pun intended.
I'll definitely be doing that ride again in August, going out to see the Elks. Then again I might even be prodded to do it even sooner weather permitting.