Day #10-Troutdale to Rosedale, VA 57 miles

This day started out damp and gloomy but we had a long downhill along the boundary of Mount Rogers National Recreation Area that followed a rushing mountain stream all the way into Damascus. We immediately came upon MOJO's and they had what we needed-pancakes!  The weather and our mood improved after that!

This is Steve.  Steve may not look happy but he is.  He just crested the climb to Hayters Gap.  1500’ feet of climbing fun!  

We stayed at the Elk Garden United Methodist Church just outside of Rosedale, VA. I’ll try for more detail on the last couple of days if I can get reliable internet in the evening.

Susan and Jules shared our accommodations at the Methodist Church last night.  Susan is from France and is headed to Oregon like we are.  Jules, from the Netherlands, will head straight west from Pueblo, CO to San Francisco.  The stories of their trips so far and the. cheery attitude each has about the difficulties is inspiring.  Susan has a bike with a Rohloff hub!  For any of the bike nerds reading this you know this is special!  Eleven speeds to go up and down these hills.  Amazing!  She bought her bike on EBay! Jules is looking forward to staying at the bike hostel in Hindman, KY in two days. Maybe we’ll meet up with him again there.

Heading to Kentucky!