This is the crew before our departure from the Right Stuff Ministries Thrift Store in Leeds, AL. They were amazing hosts for us allowing us to sleep in the store and feeding us dinner and breakfast. It was an amazing way to start out the trip.
One of the best view from day one of riding. We rode through an extremely rural part of Northeast Alabama. It was a beautiful time of year to be riding through with trees in all different stages of colors. This was a dam that was along the way and made for a great lunch spot.
One of the less beautiful parts of Northeastern Alabama was the dogs that we encountered. Several riders had close calls with dogs chasing them and trying to bite them. Thankfully, no one was actually bitten and we all made it through safely. Next year everyone will carry dog mace.
Day 2 saw us ride along the Silver Comet Trail in Northwest Georgia. It is a 61 mile trail and made for some easy riding. This is us loading up after one of our stops. We had 4 drivers stationed along the route that provided us with food and water along the way so we did not have to carry everything on our bikes.
Since we had riders of different levels on the trip, we decided to meet up at Centennial Park and ride the last two miles together back to South Atlanta. It was timed perfectly as everyone arrived at the same time. It was an amazing moment pulling into the park and feeling a great accomplishment.
We finished the ride in the parking lot of the South Atlanta Marketplace and had a great crowd of people waiting for us there. It was awesome to hear everyone cheering for us as we came down the home stretch.
There were many moments over the two days that were special to me and that I will cherish for a long time. But my favorite part of the ride was the last five blocks back to our house from the Marketplace along with Sam. He insisted on riding his bike to the Marketplace and even though my body had nothing left in it, he wanted nothing else but to ride home with Daddy. Not much would stop me from getting on the bike again after that. I hope that one day Sam and I will share in some wonderful bicycling adventures together!
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