Thursday, October 16, 2008

Day 33: Nashville, TN to Crossville, TN – October 16, 2008

Miles: 130 Miles
Ride Time: 7 hours 44 minutes
Avg. Speed: 16.8 Mph
Total Climbing: 11,082 feet
Work: 4228 kJ

The weather forecast called for rain today. Unbelievably we were able to stay in front of the storm and never get wet. We had a few drops as we prepared this morning in Nashville but after that not a drop. The sky always looked threatening but never turned dark until the very end and then it did not rain until we were eating dinner.

Hermitage Hotel Nashville 2008 10 16_2366 Tennessee road 2008 10 16_2375



Because of the over cast sky I was not able to take many photos of the landscape that continues to impress. Tennessee is just a beautiful place and we are catching it just as the trees are starting to change color. The roads also continue to out distance Tennessee from all the other states we have traveled through as they are the smoothest. This makes riding a lot easier since we do not have to deal with the muscle strain on our neck and arms.

Team Colorado 2008 10 16_2385


Today had the greatest amount of climbing on the trip but we really only had one long climb and all the rest were the constant rolling hills we have been doing for the past week.

Car plant 2008 10 16_2374 Wooden Indian 2008 10 16_2377



The climbing did not prevent Grateful from racing me up a few of them at mile 115. We both felt strong at the end. As the Captain says “Boys will be Boys” .

At dinner we kidded our guide Smiley, who only road half the day, that she should be called Smirk.

It’s great that after a tough day we all had smiles and could joke. Life is great on our cross country trip.

I hope you get a chance to check out the other photos from today on Flickr.

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