In the last few years we have been hearing a lot of chatter about gravel Grinding, Ahhh yes, the red headed stepchild of road riding.  So I set out this season  to see what I could find for dirt roads in our area, and to my surprise, I have found a ton.. I can honestly say that I have become rather obsessive about it. Every ride trying to connecting another section of dirt road to another,and figuring out loops that all connect together. It has been a lot of fun,But,what I have noticed along the way has been the lack of any traffic.  Another bonus has been the great views of rolling farmlands, and scenery that is just plain amazing. It has really opened up a whole new element of riding that I think everyone should get out and and try