Last Few Miles - 10/17/18

It rained on me quite a bit last night, but eventually stopped and then the winds came.  The winds almost completely dried my tent's rain fly.  Woke up to much cooler weather, and a nice sunrise.

Rode around Pulaski some before heading out of the town.  Below is a pic of the Pulaski County Courthouse.

I was impressed with Pulaski's city sign.  They even have it nicely decorated for Fall (pic below).

Last night, my wife, Lisa, sent me some information about the Blue Ridge Fudge Lady in Pulaski.  The owner, Robin, use to work with Lisa's cousin, Krisa.  I went by the store at about 8:30 a.m. this morning, but unfortunately, it does not open till 11:00 a.m.  While I was standing in front of the store taking a picture of the storefront for Lisa to send to Krisa, Robin, the store's owner came by, so I snapped a pic of the 2 of us for Lisa to send to Krisa.

As I was looking at the photo, I wondered what the black thing was under my neck.  It was then that I realized my shirt was inside out and backwards.  That's what happens when you get dressed in a dark tent.  Oh well.

So now in Pulaski, I have met the bicycle guy and the fudge lady.  Can't wait for my next trip here to see who else I might meet.

I headed out of Pulaski on the Dora Trail. The pic below shows damage to the trail from recent flooding.  There were a few sections of the trail in this condition.  On those sections, I chose to "hike a bike" because those are large, loose rocks.

The Dora Trail connects with the New River Trail.  I rode on it to Draper, Virginia.

The New River Trail runs on an old abandoned railway.  Below is a pic of one of the trestles on the trail.

In Draper, I got on an I-81 frontage road and stayed on it until I arrived at Fort Chiswell, Virginia, where I  will meet Bob and ride back to Chattanooga (in his van) with him.

Total miles biked today:  25 (a lot more in a van) :)