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We ventured from our motel room this morning and made our way through Berea. It’s actually a very cute college town, but we couldn’t linger too long, we have miles to ride. We did find time to stop and take a picture of the mist rising over the mountains in the distance. <\/p>\n
Today is our first day really climbing back into mountains, since we left the Rockies. These mountains may not be as tall, but they are steep and winding, the next week will not be a cake walk. <\/p>\n
We rode all morning, stopping for the occasional snack, until we finally made it to Booneville KY around 4pm. It was quite a late lunch, but there hadn’t been much by way of services for the last 60 miles. We had a good lunch, and Mike had an excellent piece of coconut creme pie (I stole a few bites). He raved about the meringue. <\/p>\n
After lunch we had just 18 miles to go to our campsite in Buckhorn, but, this included two more significant climbs. After a total of 82 miles, we made it. The weather is getting a bit chillier and damper, so camping is not ideal, but we are trying to roll with it. We did also have a few very minor dog “incidents” today, but so far we have avoided anything too dangerous. We are excited to be getting close to Virginia, but we are trying to stay focused, we still have a lot of riding to do. <\/p>\n
-Sarah <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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