Morning ride in California. It was 39F, so I had to power the climb (230 watt average) to stay warm in my shorts. The descent was pretty darn cold!
The objects in the pic are wind turbine blades. They are huge, and the image doesn't do them justice. It was really neat to be up there in the morning by myself.
The reason it was my favorite 2021 ride was that I had planned to turn around at the base of this particular mountain, but was feeling strong, so I gassed it up, and added 18 miles to the ride.