Saturday, August 1, 2020
Distance: 25 miles Jamestown, VA to Yorktown, VA Ride Time: 1:59 Average Speed: 12.5 mph Altitude Gain: 823 I have played this day over and over in my mind for months. I have planned to leave from the Jamestown Visitor Center and ride the Colonial Parkway to the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center and then ride…
Friday, July 31, 2020
Distance: 140 miles Mineral, VA to Jamestown, VA I wanted to get a campground spot in Williamsburg to stay in for my final day of riding and also to prepare for our return trip. I wanted my last day to be the 25 miles from Jamestown to Yorktown, VA so we could enjoy our final…
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Distance: 58 miles Charlottesville, VA to Mineral, VA Riding Time: 4:44 Average Speed: 11.1 mph Maximum Speed: 33 mph Altitude Gain: 3352 feet Average Temperature: 95 As we were breaking camp this morning, we noticed that the ground hog was moving a little. We were amazed and thought that maybe the lady with the dog…
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Distance: 74 miles Mallard Duck Campground, VA to Charlottesville, VA Ride Time: 6:39 Average Speed: 11.1 mph Maximum Speed: 32 mph Altitude Gain: 6161 feet Average Temperature: 86 We got an early start this morning. Kathie was held up by a train in Vesuvius and we planned out her route since trailers were not allowed…
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Distance: 60 miles Dalesville, VA to Mallard Duck Campground, VA Ride Time: 4:38 Average Speed: 13.1 mph Maximum Speed: 34 mph Altitude Gain: 3828 feet Average Temperature: 87 This morning I felt that my Specialized Roubaix bike rear hub had had enough and I knew I was getting into another climbing section, so I changed…
Monday, July 27, 2020
Distance: 110 miles Withesville, VA to Dalesville, VA Ride Time: 9:11 Average Speed: 13.5 mph Maximum Speed: 35 mph Altitude Gain: 7494 feet Average Temperature: 87 I pumped up my tires as I left the parking lot this morning. About a mile into my ride, I noticed something strange about my front tire. As I…
Sunday, July 26, 2020
I started working on my blog and used up all my battery life. I went to the WalMart that we were parked next to and asked if I could charge up my computer. They gave me permission to charge it next to their electric shopping carts. I plugged my computer in and worked with it…
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Distance: 57 miles Damascus, VA to Wytheville, VA Ride Time: 4:42 Average Speed: 12.2 mph Maximum Speed: 31 mph Altitude Gain: 3828 feet Average Temperature: 84 I decided this morning that with the continued problems I was having with my bike shifting and it had been such a long time that I had been in…
Friday, July 24, 2020
Distance: 71 miles Haysi, VA to Damascus, VA Ride Time: 6:51 Average Speed: 10.4 mph Maximum Speed: 32 mph Altitude Gain: 5478 feet Average Temperature: 82 We drove the truck back to downtown Haysi to start my ride this morning. I climbed a hill that was several miles long and had earned the name of…
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Distance: 81 miles Pippa Passes, KY to Haysi, VA (Twin Creek Campground) Ride Time: 7:38 Average Speed: 10.7 mph Maximum Speed: 28 mph Altitude Gain: 5829 feet Average Temperature: 75 It rained most of the night again. We decided to meet at Bevinsville. The “better” route we decided upon for Kathie and the trailer was…
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