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We're juggling the duties of job, parents and planning a long-distance bicycle trip. Share the adventure!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Lewisburg, WV

This morning started out with lively conversation over breakfast. The group staying in the Inn with us turned out to be a bunch of retired teachers from Tennessee. They were doing the trail in sections, using two "sag wagons," vehicles driven by two people in the group to drop them off and pick them up at the end of their ride. It is unlikely we will run into them again, since they were headed to the trailhead at Cass where we left our car, and riding to about 10 miles beyond Marlinton. They promised to check on our Prius when they got there. The trail is, as predicted, beautiful. We bought peanut butter, bread and oranges before we left this morning, since there really are no towns along the way with places to eat. It was a perfect morning for riding, and we actually switched to clear lenses in our sunglasses, since the canopy of trees created deep shade for a lot of the ride. It was uneventful, which can be nice. Bob had a chance to take a swim in the river, we enjoyed two peanut butter breaks at tables in campsites that were peaceful and beautiful. All was well until a very loud blowout puncture! I won't say what I exclaimed when it sounded like a shotgun went off and we limped to a stop. Bob got the tube changed quickly, with the dubious "help" of a hound who was most curious about us. He sniffed around the bike until two runners going by distracted him and he took off after them. We reached the end of the trail about 3:30 and headed off down the road in the direction of Lewisburg, where we had a reservation at the Quality Inn. That five miles gave us a real taste of West Virginia Hills! We climbed and climbed, dropped a little into Lewisburg, then climbed some more to the motel. We just enjoyed a dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. Spoiler alert to our ski trip buddies: the menu did NOT include creamy mashed cauliflower. We will return there a little later for dessert, which we feel we earned from the hill-climbing. Tomorrow, we return to the Clark Inn in Marlinton.

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