Monday, June 20, 2011

Short post from Ashland, VA

I rode the 65-70 miles from Williamsburg to Ashland today. It rained a bunch early on, and threatened to continue all day. My wet computer did not give me speed or distance updates, hence the approximation above. When I arrived in Ashland, the town was without power due to a very large tree falling. It took out some power lines and landed across some railroad tracks. Power came on around 5:30 or so, which allowed me to get a warm shower in.

Tonight's hosts, Bruce and Eve, are both math professors, so we had some fun talking shop about both bikes and math. Tomorrow I am heading to Prince William Forest National Park. I'm hoping to camp in a historic Civilian Conservation Corp cabin tomorrow night, as more rain is in the forecast. Hopefully all my clothes will dry by morning. We'll see. I won't have internet tomorrow, and I doubt I'll have any cell coverage. Wednesday I'm heading to Arlington, so I'll post from there.

1 comment:

  1. Be safe, especially if there's lightning! I've had some fairly close brushes with lightning while on the bike, so I'm extra cautious about it.

    I enjoy reading your updates, and wish you good weather, light traffic, and no flats or equipment problems!

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