Thanks all.
If I had it to do again, Yes I'd go with composite decking and avoid the labor intensive maintenance efforts.
Different brands of composite deck, some are more susceptible to mold then others. Really depends on your decks sun exposure, south, south west oriented deck experience less mold than north or northeast facing decks.
In the years I have lived here, I've stripped the deck down 4 times. Each time to bare deck wood with a light sanding. Then resealed/stained. Had it been composite, I'd have spent more up front, but done less maintenance. I'm almost to the point where I'll need replace deck boards as sanding does thin them. Might get away with one more run through.
Deck rail is composite. Much easier to rinse it off, or occassionally wipe it down then to restain it. I plead lazy!
Deck rail went on in 2009, and that was the most recent deck resurfacng. I figure I got one more year till it needs a redo. The neat thing about composite deck railing, is that if installed with some thought, you can remove it completely when you go to redo the deck.
Deck Stain was BEHR PREMIUM WOOD TONE WEATHERPROOFING WOOD FINISH, CEDAR NATURALTONE NO.501
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