Sunday, July 24, 2011 Huntington, IN 71 miles



Field of tasseled corn

What a nice day of cycling! The temperature was cooler, the sky was overcast, and the roads were near perfect. Being Sunday there was little to no traffic. We arrived in Huntington around 1:00 and enjoyed a milkshake before riding through town and out the other side to Super 8.

Early this morning, the humidity hung like a white blanket low to the horizon. I caught up with Linda, Peg, and Connie at the first SAG stop (20 miles) and rode with them for the remainder of the day. We talked a lot and stopped a lot for pictures or turning our que sheets over. The most delightful part of today’s ride (besides the cloud cover which was heavenly) was riding through the Salamonie River State Forest.   Just fabulous to have trees surrounding us! There was one good climb that put us up on top of the dam. I didn’t get a picture of the vastness of this river, but it is immense. The spillway side was pretty, too, and this is what I took. There were other photo ops today, too, that included a barn roof, amusing sign, corn tassels. I’ll try to add some of the good ones. Everyone completed today’s ride which may be a first for this trip.

My roommate tonight is Sue W. from Cleveland, Ohio. We traveled together last summer and enjoyed bringing each other up-to-date on our families. Coincidentally, Sue is a DG from U. of Michigan. Since she's a stronger (younger) rider than I, it's always fun to have the afternoon down time to visit.  

Salamonie River

Barn roof art

Bad Corner

Michelle had a delightful afternoon to cook and she made a pot of terrific Red Beans and Rice with sausage and some bacon, onion, squash, carrots, and who knows what else. :)) She also provided a vegetarian version, as well as a gluten free version. There was also a beautiful green salad, Bruschetti (sp ?) on French bread, two homemade pies (strawberry and blackberry), and fresh strawberries.