Currently running the excellent Byways and am constantly impressed with how they ride here on our SoCal "gravel" (read: dry hard pack and lots of rocks, and LOTS of climbing where traction is challenging). Don't really "need" new tires but very curious if the new Ventures would be a marked improvement in these conditions:
https://www.wtb.com/products/venture
Anybody using the Ventures care to chime in?