Hot (90 degrees this afternoon), humid, and hilly – words to describe the day, not one of my favorite. My Garmin reads 3802 ft of ascent today – hopefully I will find my climbing legs soon. I did hit 29 mph on one of the descents!
As we left Richmond, we passed The Diamond, home of the Flying Squirrels, a AA team affiliated with the San Francisco Giants. Susan G. from our group is a big Giants fan and is now sporting a Flying Squirrels T-shirt.
Not many photos given the conditions, and the distance (74.96 miles). I must say the last 1.5 miles to the hotel was the worst due to traffic and no shoulder, but we all survived to ride another day.
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- The Diamond, home of the Flying Squirrels.
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- Randolph-Macon College, in Ashland, a cute town.
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- Bike Gardens in Ashland.
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- Lee & Grant near Ashland.
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- Horse farms in the hills.
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- A rolling hill; some were much steeper and I walked!
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- Pastoral farm scene along our route.
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- As we neared Fredericksburg, we were stopped by a long train.
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- Our route traversed part of the Fredericksburg Battlefield.
We continue to ride on parts of the U.S. Bicycle Route System (U.S. Bike Route System) – someday it will be 10,000 miles around the U.S.
