Day 2: what a day!

Man, today was a long day. We compensated for the parkway closure between craggy and Mount Mitchell by doing the climb from Marion to the top of Mount  Mitchell . Paul started the ride with us, which was  a lot  of fun.

The weather was perfect again today and we had some unexpected company for the ride to Mitchell, as we met some riders from the Raleigh area going the same way.

The only real issue we had was a mechanical problem that occurred when I overshifted and jammed the chain between the cassette and the wheel. It was stuck pretty badly, so Henrik rode back down to Susan and Paul who were luckily just around the corner when it happened. I was able to fix it before they could return from retrieving the toolbox from Katie's car farther up the road.

My knee did ok, it hurts a little but the pain is not severe and feels different from last time. I don't think it will stop me this time. Other than that I feel great and am looking forward to the rest of the ride.

Katie drove to Asheville tonight after dinner because she has a business meeting with some surgeons there tomorrow. She was an absolutely perfect support driver, she took really good care of us out on the road and got some good photos too!

Stats for the day:
97 miles
12100 feet climbing
7h 7m riding time

///Mitch