Ride To Conquer Cancer, Training Progress, Part 49

These are more pics of the Bond Pike goats and tractor from my Aug. 19 ride.

And some flowers at Bond Pike and US 227.

Ride To Conquer Cancer, Training Progress, Part 42

Cemetery on Hinton Sadieville Road not far from Stone Road. I see this shot as I'm climbing a long hill. The loneliness of the cemetery really strikes me and it is this feeling I try to capture. I was tempted to crop out the stump in the top right corner but leave it in because it adds to the feeling of loneliness. I'm not all that happy with this pic. Suggestions anyone?


Flowers along Hinton Sadieville Road

House along Rogers Gap Road not far from the railroad crossing. I like the shadows. I wonder who lived here? Why did they leave? What kind of stories were told on that porch during lazy, warm, cricket-singing summer evenings?

Close up of house.

Ride To Conquer Cancer, Training Progress, Part 34

I ride 40 miles today and fall only once! Not bad, huh? I take Biddle Pike to Salem to Porter to Josephine to Frazier to Caney Creek to Sutcliff to Minors Branch to US 227 into Minorsville and back. I take these macro flower pics next to the Ivy House From Hell in Minorsville. I have some difficulty focusing these marco shots because a slight breeze causes the flowers to sway. Even so, I'm happy with the results. Left click for more detail.


The focus on this "bug" plant is behind the nettles. Notice the finer detail of the leaf veins. The wind was tricky on this one.
My "twinkle toes" shot along Minors Branch Road. The vital stats from my Cateye bike computer: Speed (12.9 mph avg., 36.9 mph max); Heart Rate (130 bpm avg., 157 bpm max.); and Cadence (75 pedal revolutions per minute avg., 145 pedal revolutions max.). I burn 1189 calories. Actual pedaling time is 3 hours, 9 minutes. This is my longest ride so far. I know I could have gone further. Need to start earlier in the day.

Ride To Conquer Cancer, Training Progress, Part 27

My knee feels great! I do 30 miles today beginning on Double Culvert at US 25 to Luke to Davis to Hinton Sadieville to NE Countyline to Dryden back on Dryden to Whitson back on Whitson to N. Dividing Ridge to Davis Turkeyfoot to Rogers Gap to Double Culvert. I climb just about all the hills without walking. I take a lot of pics today which really slows me down but there are so many pretty things out here. See all the flowers.

Dryden and Whitson roads take me into Harrison County. Wiley and Juanita, a very nice couple on Dryden at White Oak, fill my empty water bottle and even put ice in it! We have a nice chat about wild pig hunting in Florida (Wiley is from Polk County, FL) and clearing trees and brush from a fence-line. I invite them to visit Scott County Public Library.

I take a lot of pics today. I will post them in subsequent days. I won't need to take my camera. No more excuses about running out of time for that 50 miler.

My orthopedic doc releases me from his care. Today is also my last appointment with my physical therapist, Chad, at KORT. Chad and his assistants did a great job healing my knee. A KORT T-shirt is my graduation gift.

Ride To Conquer Cancer, Training Progress, Part 5

Inviting flowered entrance to N.E. Countyline Road. It looks perfect. I'm going down there.

Closeup of entrance.

Pretty home and pretty flowers at Hinton-Sadieville and N.E. Countyline roads.

Uncle Sam at intersection.