biked virginia in 10 days. bring on kentucky

tomorrow we will officially be out of virginia! i've heard many horror stories about kentucky, though, so i am kinda nervous. apparently there are a lot of viscous dogs that like to eat bikers for breakfast.

yesterday was probably my favorite ride. 82 miles, mostly in the rain. i had sarah jaffe playing on my ipod and for most of the ride i was smiling and thinking "wow. i love my life right now." then we got to hayter's gap. 1600ft climb in 4 miles. it's interesting going from one moment of loving life and the next moment thinking "this is what hell must be like." but the welcoming crew at the top of the mountain cheering everyone on once they reached the top must be what heaven is like. i love these people.

while i am riding, i always think "wow, i should blog about this!" and then when i finally sit down to write, i have nothing to write about. i need to take more pictures too. everyone else is way better at blogging than i am. maybe you should read theirs instead.