I'd Rather Be Cycling: Day 2: 9/14/23: Natchez Trace to Erin, TN

Mike drove up from Athens to join us on our bike ride for 1 night. Below is a pic of all 3 of us at the Gordon House rest area on the Natchez Trace.

Notice Bob in his non-riding clothes. Of course he will not be able to ride with us because of his cracked rear wheel. Lisa drove up to the Gordon House in Bob's van, which he had parked at our house. She offered to do this because she's a genuinely nice person and she did not want him to have to hang around the rest area a couple of days waiting for Mike to return. Pic below of us 3 and Bob's "ride" in the background. He had much rather been able to complete the bike ride.

Our ride today was on some good roads with very little traffic. We were on one dirt road that was in the middle of nowhere and crossed a Creek. Pic below of Mike pushing his bike across the Creek.

Turns out Bob and I traveled on this same road and pushed our bikes through the same Creek during a tour we did a few years ago. Another pic of the dirt road below. This section was actually very steep.

At one point on this dirt road, we passed a house that was very isolated from everything. There was a woman in the yard when we passed, and her dog barked at us. She began shouting, but it did not sound as though she was scolding the dog. Mike and I both believe she was shouting at and threatening us for riding our bikes on that road. Unfortunately for Mike, he is planning to take that same route back and has to pass that house again. I think I'll go back a different way :)

Another pic of today's scenery below.