I noticed how it took a while for the difficulty to kick in. I was wondering "when does the really steep stuff start?". Then when it hit the fun began!
I am not doing Morgan Territory. Adding it would have raised the mileage drastically from 17 miles to 67, and from 3,980' of climbing to 7,420'. After the miserable experience I had on the last 67 mile ride I did with 6,837' of climbing, I am rather reluctant to do another ride like that, especially in unfamiliar territory.
When I signed up for the ride, the original route was just Mt. Diablo. This Morgan Territory stuff was mentioned after I signed up. If they want to do it, it's fine by me. I'll just climb Diablo again from South Gate Road.