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
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