80.65 mi,
554.47 total
2,144 ft cum climb
7:33 hrs ride time
10.6 mph avg
68/78 F
I took Hwy 412 out of Jackson till it connected with Hwy 70A and rode that all the way to East Memphis.
A very nice day to cover lots of ground. An overcast sky, most of the day, kept the temperature in the low 70's. I didn't see the sun till the late afternoon where it only raised the temp slightly. Mostly flat riding allowed me to make it all the way to East Memphis. That's a good thing since the last convenient place to get a room was in Brownsville which would have made for a really short ride.
I came across a bike shop as I was leaving Jackson and stopped to re-stock my patch kit. I had a nice little chat with Ed and by the time I left he gave me a fist full of power bars and power gels. Thanks Ed, they came in handy today. I missed my best two chances to eat when I decided not to eat in Jackson and I passed up the chance to eat in Brownsville. There were no other places to eat till I got to within miles of my hotel. Ed, best wishes to you on your hike across the AT.
I took Hwy 412 out of Jackson till it connected with Hwy 70A and rode that all the way to East Memphis.
A very nice day to cover lots of ground. An overcast sky, most of the day, kept the temperature in the low 70's. I didn't see the sun till the late afternoon where it only raised the temp slightly. Mostly flat riding allowed me to make it all the way to East Memphis. That's a good thing since the last convenient place to get a room was in Brownsville which would have made for a really short ride.
I came across a bike shop as I was leaving Jackson and stopped to re-stock my patch kit. I had a nice little chat with Ed and by the time I left he gave me a fist full of power bars and power gels. Thanks Ed, they came in handy today. I missed my best two chances to eat when I decided not to eat in Jackson and I passed up the chance to eat in Brownsville. There were no other places to eat till I got to within miles of my hotel. Ed, best wishes to you on your hike across the AT.
Leaving Jackson, a view of hwy 412 just before getting on it. It turned out to be the best riding of the day with a nice wide shoulder.
Some turkey and a chicken in a rural yard.
A look back after a long flat ride with large fields on either side.
I've seen quite a few backyard shack/pubs along Hwy 70. This has got to be the smallest. Is that a drive thru?
The only other bicyclist I've seen all day. He was walking on the opposite side of the road. Could have been a flat, not sure. He didn't ask for help and I had lots of ground to cover still so I rode on. I arrived at the hotel just as the sun was going down.
3 comments:
80 miles! nice job. that's your top mileage to date.
any post-little rock ideas?
Rick, no ideas yet. I will visit a friend in Little Rock for about a week and think about it. I'm thinking it might be getting too cold to head thru Colorado. I might look into heading thru AZ instead.
Please stop! The envy is killing me. I would love to bike through the southwest. October is a decent month to be traveling through there.
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