Day 10: 6/5/23: Marion KY to Piney Campground TN

Had another great night's sleep last night and got up and going a little before 4 a.m.  Made it out before sunrise and got to enjoy the moon for about an hour (pics below).

Then to the east the sun popped up (pic below).

Wheat, wheat everywhere.  Couldn't make it through Western Kentucky without getting a pic of a large wheat field.

A view of Lake Barkley near Kuttawa, KY pictured below.

A nice example of an old dog trot house below.

Pictured below is my typical lunch, and supper too for that matter, during this trip.  

About 3 months ago, I decided to stop eating anything with added sugars.  I also stopped eating dairy.  I was concerned about what that would do to my energy level during this bike trip.  During previous trips, I would eat Poptarts, pancakes with syrup, jelly, M&Ms, Fig Newtons, etc, etc.  This trip, I have already finished 3 jars of no sugar peanut butter and will likely finish the 4th jar before I get home in 2 days.  I have been eating a lot of bananas, apples, raisins, and oranges.  I used bigger panniers this trip because I knew I would have to carry more bulkier and heavier fruit.  I'm sure some added sugars have crept in my diet in items I have eaten at restaurants, but that has been fairly rare.  I have found my energy level to be better than when I was eating all the sugary stuff.  My energy seems to be more stable throughout the day without any spikes either way.

Another state down and entered...

Those are bison in the pic below at The Land Between the Lakes in Tennessee.  Didn't get to see a single bison in the great prairies of Kansas, but when I entered Tennessee there they were :)

Total miles today: 90.0