Ride To Conquer Cancer, Training Progress, Part 4

Start out at 8:30 AM today, June 18, on Rogers Gap Road. That's the I-75 overpass in the east. Weather is fine and muggy. Nicholas can't ride with me because of work. I intend to try out a new road today--N.E. Countyline Road off of Hinton-Sadieville Road.

This is my Specialized bike. Notice my silver twinkle-toe shoes that attach to the clipless pedals (and of course, my feet). The red bottle is my refillable air horn.

Sadieville Boat Ramp on Hinton-Sadieville Road near Davis Road. Water is slow and muddy. Dogs across the water run along the bank barking at me. What's with these dogs? Do I still smell too much like a Yankee?

Looking the other way while at the boat ramp.

I meet Virgil at the intersection of Hinton-Sadieville and N.E. Countyline roads. Virgil is from Booneville, KY and is visiting his daughter. He walks two miles each day with his tobacco stick-walking stick. He is a Vietnam era vet. We both agree that the vistas out here are beautiful. I give Virgil a Pig Skulls Bike Team business card. I break for water and a snack and look over my Scott County map.

Snowy Meadow Scenes, Part 2

Jack doing what terriers do--dig!

Jack slept really well after his whirl-wind adventure in the meadow.

Snowy Meadow Scenes, Part 1

These pics are from my neighborhood's meadow.

Jack scootin' across the frozen tundra.

Entrance to meadow.

Snow and Ice Slam Scott County, KY, Part 13

Closeup of Kiha.

Snow and Ice Slam Scott County, KY, Part 12

Neighbor Rodney and his Chow puppy, Kiha.

Snow and Ice Slam Scott County, KY, Part 8

Jack likes snow.

Jack-In-The-Snow

Jack is having a good time in my neighborhood's frozen meadow. The dull background sound is a neighbor's portable generator. A good portion of the neighborhood was without power after the ice storm struck. We were lucky and did not lose power. Repair crews from Indiana and North Carolina restored power late last night.