Tuesday, July 23, 2013

6 Mount Mitchell State Park to Bear Den Lookout, Blue Ridge Parkway 36 miles

Hammockers do it better! I, and many others agree, that hammocking is a fantastic way to camp. The hammock is portable, versatile (try finding a place to put your tent in the bayou), and badass. Here we are, swinging in the trees near the top of Mt. Mitchell. Glorious!

Sometimes I don't know what is more impressive - the photographs of the vistas or the food. A perk of biking thousands of miles is getting to eat thousands of calories - here is breakfast, stew and bacon.

I rode up to the top of Mt. Mitchell to see what the east looked like from its highest point. Pea Soup!

Thankfully, I met this beautiful, vivacious woman to pass the time with. We talked about the power of cycling. She was on a regular ride that she did to raise money for children with cancer. 
...in the meantime, the clouds moved on and I started to see the densely forested mountains appear.














I haven't had the chance to deserve another one of these in my sedentary life. What's for lunch? a bacon (cooked the night before, preserved in a ziploc, eaten frequently)  and peanut butter sandwich...




As the day came to a close I saw a small apple orchard. They were unfortunately closed but I can't lie, I climbed down the hill to grab a fruit. Even though it tasted like what they call a "deer apple" I pretended it was fresh and juicy!


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