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Falls of Rough

Oct 26th, 2022 - Julie Kauffman

We had a slightly longer than expected ride today to Falls of Rough. There was a detour due to a road closure that added about 7 miles. We’re spending the night in a rustic cabin alongside a river that we found on AirBnB. It does not have WiFi and mostly doesn’t have cell service. Every now and then we’ll get a bar of service and a notification will come through, but mostly nothing. So we can enjoy nature uninterrupted, I assume!

I spent the afternoon sitting on the porch in a wooden rocking chair looking at the river.

Highlights

all of the dogs that wanted to chase me today weren’t able to get very close, and all the dogs that were close didn’t care about me. At one point I saw a big farm house by the road and thought it feels like that house should have a dog. I looked closer and, sure enough, there was an old dog slowly coming down from the porch to bark at us. Well done, old chap. You successfully repelled the interlopers.
I saw a bunch of loose chickens. One of them crossed the road in front of me. I wonder why.

Lowlights

this morning at the church the toilet clogged and overflowed. There was toilet water everywhere and I was mortified. Luckily Mike found a mop, cleaning supplies, and a plunger and took care of everything. I must come across as someone who doesn’t know how to use a mop, because he insisted on doing it himself. That’s love right there.
road closure and detour
it never really warmed up today and it was really misty for most of the day

Julie’s food

Breakfast: oatmeal, multiple cupcakes
First Snack: no cow bar
Second Snack: Clif bar
Lunch: peanut butter sandwich, BBQ chips
Dinner: roasted broccoli, curly fries

Stats

Total distance: 73.10 miles
Elevation gain: 4,231 feet
Weather: overcast and misty, high of 57 degrees Fahrenheit

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