Day 12 Buckhorn to Berea

Friday, May 27, 2011

Miles 67.56     Total Miles  710.42      Daily Avg   59.20
Avg Speed 14.1     Max Speed 39.3     Alt climb 4580 ft

Awoke to overcast sky's with temperatures in the 60's, a great day for cycling.  We had a long 60 mile drive from Berea to Buckhorn where we had mechanical problems yesterday.  On the twisting mountain roads the sixty miles was over a two hour drive.  It is a little intimidating driving over these roads realizing we are going to be cycling the same distance in a few minutes.  Once we start though, we take it mile by mile never thinking of the final distance.  With so much to see the awareness of our surroundings, the time, and miles, speed by quickly

After 20 miles today, there was a detour, as Route 30 was closed due to construction of a new bridge.  Earlier on our drive out we came up to the construction site and "I" determined we could make it by without the detour.  When we came to the detour signs we went right by them and continued on as usual.  When we got to the site Kelly looked at the situation and said I was crazy, but not quite in those words.  We had to carry our bikes across a little stream and up and a short embankment, no problem.  Remember we have had thunderstorms everyday including last night.  I was more concerned with the poison ivy on the bank that the rushing water.

Just a little stream to cross

The swollen creek was only knee deep.

The state of Kentucky Div of Tourism has initiated a program promoting "The Quilt Trail", local farmers, churches and civic buildings paint large quilts on the side of churches, barns and civic buildings. The quilts are colorful additions to what would be some rather drab settings.

This farmer took the term scarecrow literally, this was one of many in h

is fields

For dinner we took a side trip to Corbin, KY the Home of the Original KFC restaurant.  It is now a KFC and museum.