All good things must come to an end. And so it did on Wednesday with our final 55 mile ride to the end of the Natchez Trace in a Nashville suburb. Wednesday was probably our best day of cycling. The terrain was more varied with many climbs and descents and for much of the day we cycled on a ridge with nice views. The weather was perfect in the morning. The last 10 post-lunch miles were in a hot sun with little shade and we finished our ride just in time before I got th

Yesterday we cycled 68 miles starting near Florence, Alabama and ending in Tennessee: Once again, we had near perfect weather. A bit of a tailwind was an extra benefit. Here I am with Steve on the bridge crossing the Tennessee River: While in Alabama we visited a commemorative wall built to remember the Trail of Tears, the forced relocation of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Cherokee tribes from Alabama and Mississippi to land in what is now Oklahoma: After crossing into Tenness

Today was a really great day of cycling, 55 miles from Tupelo, Mississippi to Florence, Alabama. We started our day with a visit to the childhood home of Elvis in Tupelo: And then we got back on the Trace. It was an exciting day for cycling since today was our annual Baseball Appreciation Day: Mary and I decided at the beginning of the trip that this celebratory day would have to wait until the Mets actually won a game so that we could have a proper celebration. Well, as