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Nov 13th, 2022 by Julie Nov 12th, 2022 by Kelly Nov 12th, 2022 by Julie Nov 11th, 2022 by Julie Nov 10th, 2022 by Julie Nov 9th, 2022 by Julie Nov 8th, 2022 by Julie Nov 7th, 2022 by Kelly Nov 7th, 2022 by Julie Nov 6th, 2022 by Julie Nov 5th, 2022 by Julie Nov 4th, 2022 by Julie Nov 3rd, 2022 by Julie Nov 2nd, 2022 by Kelly Nov 2nd, 2022 by Julie Nov 1st, 2022 by Julie Oct 31st, 2022 by Julie Oct 30th, 2022 by Julie Oct 29th, 2022 by Julie Oct 28th, 2022 by Kelly Oct 28th, 2022 by Julie Oct 27th, 2022 by Julie Oct 26th, 2022 by Julie Oct 25th, 2022 by Julie Oct 24th, 2022 by Julie Oct 23rd, 2022 by Kelly Oct 23rd, 2022 by Julie Oct 22nd, 2022 by Julie Oct 21st, 2022 by Kelly Oct 21st, 2022 by Julie Oct 20th, 2022 by Julie Oct 19th, 2022 by Julie Oct 18th, 2022 by Julie Oct 17th, 2022 by Julie Oct 16th, 2022 by Kelly Oct 16th, 2022 by Julie Oct 15th, 2022 by Julie Oct 14th, 2022 by Julie Oct 13th, 2022 by Julie Oct 12th, 2022 by Julie Oct 11th, 2022 by Kelly Oct 11th, 2022 by Julie Oct 10th, 2022 by Julie Oct 9th, 2022 by Julie Oct 8th, 2022 by Julie Oct 7th, 2022 by Julie Oct 6th, 2022 by Kelly Oct 6th, 2022 by Julie Oct 5th, 2022 by Julie Oct 4th, 2022 by Julie Oct 3rd, 2022 by Kelly Oct 3rd, 2022 by Julie Oct 2nd, 2022 by Julie Oct 1st, 2022 by Julie Sep 30th, 2022 by Julie Sep 29th, 2022 by Kelly Sep 29th, 2022 by Julie Sep 28th, 2022 by Julie Sep 27th, 2022 by Kelly Sep 27th, 2022 by Julie Sep 26th, 2022 by Julie Sep 25th, 2022 by Julie Sep 24th, 2022 by Julie Sep 23rd, 2022 by Julie Sep 22nd, 2022 by Kelly Sep 22nd, 2022 by Julie Sep 21st, 2022 by Julie Sep 20th, 2022 by Julie Sep 19th, 2022 by Julie Sep 18th, 2022 by Kelly Sep 18th, 2022 by Julie Sep 17th, 2022 by Julie Sep 16th, 2022 by Julie Sep 15th, 2022 by Julie Sep 14th, 2022 by Julie Sep 13th, 2022 by Kelly Sep 13th, 2022 by Julie Sep 12th, 2022 by Julie Sep 11th, 2022 by Julie Sep 10th, 2022 by Kelly Sep 10th, 2022 by Julie Sep 9th, 2022 by Julie Sep 8th, 2022 by Julie Sep 7th, 2022 by Kelly Sep 7th, 2022 by Julie Sep 6th, 2022 by Julie Sep 5th, 2022 by Julie Sep 4th, 2022 by Kelly Sep 4th, 2022 by Julie Sep 3rd, 2022 by Julie Sep 2nd, 2022 by Julie Sep 1st, 2022 by Kelly Sep 1st, 2022 by Julie Aug 31st, 2022 by Julie

Virginia

Nov 2nd, 2022 - Julie Kauffman

The gang made it to Virginia

We made it to Virginia today! We rode a whopping 10 miles to get here. And we stopped four times on the way (grocery store, liquor store, scenic overlook, Welcome to Virginia sign). So. An easy day. The easiest of days.

Riding just 10 miles was not our preference but there’s just nowhere to stay on this stretch of the TransAm. Our map includes “cyclist-only lodging” options in many of the towns, but I called all of them and the phone numbers were either disconnected or the person who answered said they weren’t doing that anymore. Any websites we found online for businesses no longer exist.

As a result, we had to rethink the next few days. We’ve decided to leave the TransAm so we can stay in towns with lodging options. Some cyclists we ran into in Marion and again in Sebree rented a car to drive through eastern Kentucky, so they are a few days ahead of us now, and they told us about a recommended detour they heard about from a local pastor that saves a day and a ton of climbing. So we’re incorporating that into our detour as well.

I had one final Kentucky dog chase me today. We are all very glad to be in Virginia. Is it likely that an arbitrary state line will have a significant impact on the riding conditions? Probably not. But we are optimistic that the dogs will be less menacing now.

Highlights

  • we made it to Virginia
  • easy day, a welcome respite to our tired muscles

Lowlights

  • none!

Julie’s food

  • Breakfast: leftover scramble (potatoes, snausage, tofu, spinach, onion, “feta”)
  • First Snack: peanut butter sandwich
  • Lunch: vegetable soup and bread
  • Second Snack: chips and guac, blueberries
  • Dinner: peanut butter sandwich, Oreos

Stats

  • Total distance: 10.36 miles
  • Elevation gain: 744 feet
  • Weather: dry, high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit