Today we rode into the Breaks Park, located between VA and KY. The ride itself was pretty smooth for most of the day, right up until we got close to the park in Breaks..
We started the day out with some delicious pancakes made by one of the cyclists. Fresh yummy pancakes and some tea in the morning will definitely brighten you up and get you ready for the day.
The ride today was much shorter and easier than yesterdays, even though we hit a couple holdups in the way..
Second time we’ve had to deal with this in VA. It’s funny how you wait all this time and end up seeing this little tractor truck rolling down the hill and then you can go.
I also got this nifty little “tattoo” on the back of my leg, courtesy of Bret Taylor. Everyone that rode by kept asking if I was bleeding since that’s what it looked like from a distance. As soon as they got closer, they’d go “OH..that’s just a fake tattoo!” Maybe I should just call that the the iron calf? Ha. :)
The fun started when we were reaching the park. While the hills weren’t as bad as they were on Hayter’s gap yesterday, they were still tough to go up on. Right as we were going up into the park we stumbled onto the Lover’s Leap overlook, where I was able to get a couple good pictures. As the story goes, a couple from warring tribes jumped into the river since their love was forbidden.
A little bit further up and we’re in the park! We got in the early afternoon..a pretty short day compared to yesterday.
After a delicious hot shower, we rode over to the Lodge, where we stuffed ourselves with yummy dinner and a free hot fudge dessert! We also met a little furry visitor that apparently frequents this area for scraps..
We didn’t give her food or anything, but she was very forward..coming very close to see if we were going to give her something. I ended up calling her “Susie”. Dunno why..it had a cute ring to it. :)
Tomorrow we'll be riding out of VA and into KY..soo excited! I've never been there! I wonder what it'll bring..
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