Longest Ride to Date

Last night we had a town hall meeting in which we had to each do highs and lows of the week. I'll share mine here too:

High - being forced to stop in the middle of a hill to see a moose in the middle of the road.

Low - sleeping. I suck at sleeping through the night and it's not that easy for me here either - not to mention I talk in my sleep all the time.


So today was challenging. First of all, last night was hilarious. We all sleep on thermarests on the floor in the same big room, so if you snore or talk in your sleep like me everyone knows about it. Also thermarests are not quiet- they make a rustling noise everytime you move positions in your sleep. So last night Dennis gets up and comes back and bangs his knee on the pew really loud. This woke up maybe a third of the group who began stiring on the thermarests. This noise then caused everyone else to wake up and shift too, esentially causing a group roll over in the middle of the night.

Today was freezing! If I had cell phone service I'd know the temp but let's just call it fall weather not end of June weather. I mailed some postcards, and then the cue sheet said 65.1 miles then turn left. So we rode on one road a really long way. Made it to lunch where Andrew and I sat in the back of the trailer for warmth.

The day eventually warmed up but it was a long time coming. After lunch we stopped a little ways down the road in a town called Old Forge. We picked up some sweet stickers including one that said "Stop for Moose, it could save your life!". While we talked to the lady in the store, she decided to call the newspaper so we got our pictures taken.

Heather, Sam, and I headed out of there together and settled in for the last 30 miles of the day. On the way we picked up steven and Tony and rode on the best road so far this summer. It was a slow windy downhill where we didn't have to brake, felt safe and could just enjoy the view!

Stephen had a good quote - "I tend to judge how steep a hill is by how my legs feel at the beginning, and that one felt like steps."

When we got to the host I did some adjusting of my bike which is cool that I'm learning how to make adjustments I used to rely on the bike shop for.

Also got interviewed with Andrew here in boonsville for this paper. Two in one day!

After dinner, Beth, Angela, and Kristen and I went for a walk and talked. It was fun.

The days are so full, and my phone died today so sorry for the lack of photos.

Stats of the day:

Total Mileage: 76.23

Avg Speed: 15.91 mph

Max Speed: 34.1 mph

It was really windy, but I feel so accomplished when I finish the day


-- Diane

Location:Main St,Boonville,United States