Yesterday was an exciting day. The day began when I realized a bracket on my back rack had snapped in two. Caitlin and I applied a roadside band-aid fix with a ziptie, but hopefully I will be able to permanently fix it today during the rest day. The dog chasings are just as frequent as when we first entered Kentucky. Pete was attacked by two dogs. One of the dogs took a bite out of his pannier cover. He was flustered to say the least and I could hear the sailor yelling at the dogs from where I pedaled 300 yards ahead. In addition, Caitlin was attacked by a wild pig! It was staring her down in the middle of the road as she approached, so she stopped to get her camera. When she started taking pictures it charged her and tried to attack her pannier. I wonder if dog mace has the same affect on wild pigs??? When we road into Berea, a grey-haired lady swiped Terry's handlebars, which caused him to hit the concrete. He is lucky that he and his bike survived unharmed. The lady did not stop and likely didn't know she almost killed someone.
Recent pictures...
Two AT hikers, "Grin" (left) and "Main Man" (right) in Damascus for the Trail Days Festival. Grin is from Round Rock, TX and I ran into Main Man at a lunch stop in Catawba, VA. (AT hikers go by aliases.) 
A foggy morning.
Overlook at Breaks Interstate Park where we camped one night.
This is another overlook at Breaks Interstate Park which overlooks the border of VA and KY.
KY border crossing
Pete and Terry finish off the top of yet another steep hill
This is a roadside coal mine in KY. There was quite a bit of coal rocks and black dust on the side of the road left from the many coal trucks.
Mister Ed.
4 comments:
Chad, if bikers go by an alias, what is yours?
Your pictures are awesome on this day. I love the picture of Mister Ed. Did ya'll get that close to the pig?
dear chad,
last night i saw a chinese game show that was a unicycle obstacle course. it was the most difficult looking course i'd ever seen - no one made it completely through the course. it was hilarious...and i thought you'd have enjoyed it. maybe when you get back to dallas you can train and be he first one to complete that course. :)
~ kari
Hi Chad,
One of my 3rd grade student's mom told me they were enjoying riding bikes the other day around the neighborhood. Right out of the blue, her son said, "I wonder if this is what Chad feels like when he rides his bike." I smiled real big!
We continue to move your picture on our U.S. map a little every day.
Oh...Sheridan has quite a story to share with you about her bike ride at the Georgetown Lake last Friday.
I know she's anxious to tell you about it.
update... Update....we need an update
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