3 June
This is specifically for Alan, it looks like Puta might have a long lost cousin or maybe a girlfriend. That's Claire on the left side during a stop to buy food.3 June
Cicada. Michael says they're everywhere (crawling over roads and stuff) and very loud.3 June
Michael at the Grand Canyon of the South near the KY/VA border.4 June
In the coal country. The darker lines in here are veins of coal running through what looks to me like it could be limestone.5 June
Michael has picked up a hitchiker at Knott historical society bed and breakfast where he and C&C stayed the night. Apparently there were kittens everywhere and this kitty crawled up Michael's shoulder. He liked her (since she is calico) lots. Good thing he isn't allergic to cats!6 June
Here is the exterior of the cathedral in Buckhorn, KY. As you can see, it is made of logs.6 June
The interior of the cathedral at Buckhorn. There was a major flood in 1957. Michael says there is a flood line midway up the organ where there should be a major difference in color of the walls. I don't see it myself, but the fuzziness of the picture makes it harder to see.6 June
Some hills just north of Vinson, KY. I think that the cloud sort of looks like a dragon!6 June
Scenery from last night near where they camped.7 June
This morning Michael woke up and grabbed his sunglasses and to his surprise found a spider had made its web in there. Apparently this is not prime real estate, however, because there were no flies or any other insects in the web. The campsite this morning was not lacking for bugs though. Michael reported that the campsite was buggy with ants and mayflies etc etc. Shucks! I don't think I'd want that spider as my roommate however...The group rode toward Berea: 30-40 miles from last night's campsite. I'll just report the "interesting" things that Michael told me about. On the way they came across a snake that was hit by a car and still alive (very sad!), so they tossed it off the road. Then they filled up on water at local friendly guy's house. At one point 150 motorcycles passed them in one long line, most were nice but some revved their engines. Growl. Today there were only two small climbs, but it was mostly flat. A good preview for the Great Plains.
C&C and Michael arrived Berea at 3 and ran into Mike, a guy they met in Damascus who is also riding XC. The three of them are staying in a hotel for the night courtesy of Calum's mom. In addition, Michael got the location of a bike shop from Kent, so he rode up there and fixed his tire, got two tubes, but unfortunately Calum was unable to fix his cassette because the shop didn't have shimano parts.
On his way back into town, Michael ran into Stavros and Dan who were sitting in the main part of town. Apparently the trip to Asheville was a little nuts (no details here) and in the process Stavros lost his phone. So it was pure coincidence that Michael's little group ran back into those two today in this place. Nice luck considering they would have been unable to contact Stavros any other way. Dan and Stavros are staying somewhere else tonight and it is unclear whether or not they will continue with Michael, C&C tomorrow. Instead, those three went out to a Mexican dinner of beans, rice, and cheese. This was followed up with ice cream so that they can continue to get energy. They're planning to head out tomorrow, but to where is not yet planned.
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