When I posted the data near the end of this blog I realized: damn, we’re 2/3 across the country.
This hasn’t been a good day:
We rode 30+ miles on the Sparta Bike Route. Many of you say “Great, no traffic.”. I saw yuck, no scenery – only trees overhanging the trail. Nothing to photograph. By the way, the trail is not paved (more on that later); it’s crushed granite or something like that.- The trail has 3 tunnels, 1/4 to 3/4 mile in length, which you must walk and carry a flashlight.
- It rained most of the time we were on the trail. The unpaved surfac
e, when wet, is not nice. By the time we got off it (mile 60) eve - ryone was trying to wash off the muck with their water bottles. Later at the hotel (mile 92) we were washing the bikes with a hose and rags provided by the hotel.
- I almost fell on the bike (probably fooling with my GPS) and again in a rest room (wet shoes). Fortunately, I caught my balance both times.
- While riding in a shorter tunnel a lady is coming straight toward me until my hollering catches her attention.
- I had a flat – in the rain – on the mucky trail. My hands were so gritty than I couldn’t tell if there was something in the tire or not.
- I had to retype all of the above when I hit the wrong key on the laptop and lost it all.
Day | Miles today | Feet climbed | Hrs in saddle | Miles so far | Miles to go | Days to go |
33 | 93 | 1,575 | 7.3 | 2,522 | 1,204 | 17 |
5 comments:
Sorry for your less than desirable day. Glad you made it safely to the end point.
Remember the quote at the top of your blog. "The worst day on the bicycle....."
You knew there were going to be days that were not as good as others. Looks like Friday was one of them but you made it through without injury to you or your bicycle. Two-thirds done, your goal is on the horizon!
We went through Sparta that year we did GRABRAW. I think the ride started in Sparta. Inre your #8 - God's sign to you to stop complaining.
good days fade with time but bad days are timeless; here is to the memories
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