Miles Traveled: 54
Average speed: 12.2 mph
Elevation Gain: 3,200 feet
Maximum Speed: 37 mph
Cumulative Miles Traveled: 714
Miles To Go: 1,361
Mike rode through Land Between the Lakes on Friday, and was struck by the utter lack of convenience for miles and miles. Used to having a new town every 10 miles or so to stock up on carbohydrates and fluids, Mike rode 42 miles through Land Between the Lakes with no place to stop and stock up.
Mike's quick trip home made those 42 miles a little lonlier. It was hard to get back on the road after getting to see his wife and sons and sleep in his own bed on Thursday night.
Mike thought this was a convenience store in Land Between the lakes!
Alas, it was actually an old furnace.
In the back there you can see some Lipscomb Bisons who are summering at Land Between the Lakes!
Mike ended the day ay Grand Rivers, Ky., located on the Ohio River between where the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers meet the Ohio. This location played a big role in Nashville history, as the original Nashville settlers cruised in barges the length of the Tennessee River to the Ohio, and then pulled the barges upstream on the Ohio to the junction with the Cumberland, so they could sail back down to Middle Tennessee and the chosen site for Nashville. Mike stayed Friday night with Bill and Irene Morgan, the parents of a good friend of Mike's wife, who hosted him in Benton, Ky.
Grand Rivers, Ky., where Mike ended Friday's ride.
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