Coasting Along
Managed to get in three road rides this weekend of progressively longer lengths. Saturday’s ride had me climbing the steep side of Jeter Mtn. for the first time and that is a very hard mile and a half! Sunday morning coming down and there I am out playing in the cold fog. It was a fun little 55 mile route through the southwest part of Henderson County that had me going through Dupont State Forest. When I got to the Fawn Lake parking lot I remembered that some of Green River Rd. is gravel but it was the only logical way back so I went with it. I was home before noon and did the usual drop the bike and get the dog routine and headed off with Duma to pick Terri up for a late afternoon picnic at Max Patch in the French Broad district. Shortly after entering the forest we saw two bears - a first for Terri! As we drove past where they were Duma immediately picked up the pheromones and let us know he was going to protect us. The DMan has a new pack and this was his first outing with it. I was going to take it easy on him but in the end went ahead and loaded him down with all sorts of crap and he really didn’t seem to care.
Max Patch was glorious!
