Greg and Bianca are from Boston, Mass. Greg is a Bike Mechanic for Geekhouse and Bianca .jpg)
0 minutes running :).I continued to bike on. The ride to Cassoday had ALOT of Flint Hills!! I rolled right past the turn for Rosilia,KS ( the town before Cassoday). The sign was small and impossible to see especially when I'm going 30 MPH down a long hill! Its funny, Cows love cyclists. It is especially cool when they bunch up and follow me while I'm riding. Checkout this picture.
Eastern KY...Just before the storm...
Just woke up from a good night’s sleep at the volunteer fire station in Utica, KY. My companions woke up earlier than I and ate 3 bowls of frosted flakes. Half the box was gone! We are headed off to Sebree, KY about 30 miles away. We will stay in some cyclist lodging there and sleep well! Upon arrival in Sebree we decided to push on ahead to Marion, KY. Once we got there my companions got a hotel and I decided to sleep in the park. While at the park I met Dylan and Devin Clarke. Dylan is my age and Devin is 15. We played some baseball and had a great time with DT, AP, and JP (all names of his friends). They invited me to stay with them for the night. Their mom, Alicia, is a doctor and their dad is a salesman. We had dinner, played some pool, and had a great time. It is so cool how you can meet such nice people while crossing the US by bike. This morning I woke up to the fresh smell of sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits. Now I am steadily typing away trying to play catch up since I have not had internet access in almost 2 weeks.
RJ
Things have been going very well thus far. At this moment, I am in Utica, KY with Sebastian and Stephanie, two engineers who go to school at a technical university in New York. They are also biking cross country. I met them at the D & L Country Store when I became stranded from the Bike the US for MS group. Instead of going 50 miles with them, I ended up going 70 miles to Harden Springs, KY. Not good especially after biking 110 miles the day before, from Berea, KY to Bartontown, KY (10 hours on a bike!). Not to mention a very large storm was brewing in the distance. Arnold the store owner was very kind. He fed us pizza, tuna fish, cucumbers, and freshly picked onions. He has a lovely wife and daughter who we spoke with much of the night. The wife and the daughter made a tasty treat made of potatoes, powdered sugar, and peanut butter. We got a hot shower in then turn in to sleep. We slept outside under the pavilion to avoid the rain. I slept well then we got up early to go to Utica the next morning.
We started out for Utica around 7:30 AM this morning. Today was basically uneventful. I saw the MS truck past me, but I didn’t feel like stopping especially after yesterday’s experience. I just trudged on and stayed with Sebastian and Stephanie. There are a lot of big trucks on the road, but with the three of us biking in a straight line, it makes things a lot safer! Upon arrival to a convenience store in Utica, a man, who I believe to be the fire chief, asked us if we needed a place to stay tonight. We immediately nodded our head in unison. We brought some ice cream and snacks then headed off to the fire station for some hot showers. We made pizza and presto pasta for dinner. Now I am about to head off to bed. My fingers are numb and not functioning properly. Good night…..
Day 3: Today was, according to Dale, the hardest day of the trip. Four of us left early to have breakfast in Elkhorn City, KY. We each had a hearty plate of biscuits and gravy. Also we had 2 sunny side up eggs, 2 sausages and coffee all of a low price of 6 dollars. After that we had to ascend 4 mountains while going 70 miles. The downhills were amazing but oddly enough my camera stop recording after the first one. This sucks! But the day was excruciatingly hard either way. The uphills were very steep. Most were 10% grades. I was tired like a dog on the first couple of hills but the last 2; I rode up like a champion. I just kept a consistent pace and let the rest fall into place. Most of the KY people are friendly and kind. The exceptions of course are the truck, school bus, and tractor drivers. Each of these, at one point, ran me off the road. We met some nice locals at a firestation in Council,KY. They were having a car wash/bake sale. I felt the need to patronize them by buying a chili dog with slaw and a homemade apple pie for only $2.50 total. We continued to bike through KY until we reach Hindman, where we stopped at a church for the night.
So Far So Good
RJ
3,634Miles to a cure
Today I started from Rural Retreat, VA. My dad drove me out there (no wait! I drove.lol.)from our home in Goochland so that I may meet up with my new cycling group. Before, I had set out to go solo but as the trip neared; my parents became increasingly nervous about the trip. Soon after that, I found a group called “Biking the US for MS”. Basically this is a group of about 22 cyclist each biking across the US to raise money and awareness for Multiple Scroisis. The cyclists are supported by a support van that carries everything the cyclists will need for that day. In addition to the supported cyclist, there are 3 unsupported cyclists including myself. A guy named Pepper and a guy named Rich. We started off from Rural Retreat and ended in Rosedale, VA. We biked approximately 88 miles. The best part of the trip thus far was the long sweeping hill that goes to Damascus. While being a little scared at times going down the hill, I thought that the distance went well. Once in Damascus, Pepper treated us to pizza since it was his home town. It never hurts to have hot pizza waiting for you! From then, we went onto Hyters Mountain, were we forced to bike 4 miles over a very steep mountain, There were absolutely zero flat spots to rest while going up. Upon arrival to the top we received a very warm welcome from the team!
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