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- At Jill's in Richmond for the night, after visiting with the newest nephew and family in Baltimoreabout 11 hours ago from TwitterBerry
- Stopping for gas at Fredricksburgabout 19 hours ago from TwitterBerry
- Coming into Breezewood for lunchabout 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry
- Support team (mom, wife, kid #2) picked me up about an hour ago, now we're back and I'm (cue SNL James Brown voice) sittin' in da hot tub!3:19 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- One mile left, and it's aaaallllll downhill. :)2:01 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- http://twitpic.com/9tiah Y'see... That other sign came just befor this one...2:01 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- http://twitpic.com/9ti52 I've never been so happy to see this sign in my life...1:59 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Ho... Lee... Mo... Lee... This... Hill... Bigger... Than... Last... One... <pant pant pant> May... Need... Life... Flight... To... R'ville.1:01 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Just called in the calvary... Will be ending this ride in Reynoldsville, 11 miles/1 hour from here, with ~95 miles for the day.12:47 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Great googly moogly! 322 out of Brookville is one long (up)hill! This is quickly turning into !fun. Likely calling for a pickup in ~10 mi.12:35 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Ditching the cue sheet (which was crafted at this point for the novelty of riding thru Egypt, PA) and taking 322 towards Dubois.12:16 PM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- 81 miles, resting at the Brookville Citgo with a Chocolate Coconut Larabar and 32oz of orange Powerade, wondering what to do next...11:58 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- The pleasant mountain breeze of the last hour has grown into a full-fledged headwind. Argh.11:32 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- 74 miles (had *zero* signal for the last 30+), climbed last big hill (a mile-long thigh-buster), looking forward to a break in Brookville.11:09 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Though I did indeed examine the elevation profile of this ride, I conveniently forgot about the .6-mi thigh-busting hill at 43 mi. Hoo-whee!8:09 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- 40 miles, "resting" at the Laurel Hill X-Cntry Ski Area in Allegheny Nat Forest (after climbing over Laurel Hill!) 4 words: hoe lee moe lee!7:38 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Hallelujah!! Not 100yds from the trailhead in Ridgway is a True Value Hardware that had a compatible bolt for my shoe! I bought 6 of 'em. :)7:01 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- In Ridgway (no, there's no "e"), trail was wonderful. It seems that I have lost a cleat-screw, trapping my shoe on my pedal. How very odd.6:39 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Just shy of 18 miles, hopping on the "Clarion - Little Toby Creek Trail" for the next 18 miles. Still a bit brisk out.4:58 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
- Whew... So far, Harvey Run Road is a mile-long dirt hill. Could have stayed on 55mph PA-219, but prefer the birds to the semis, frankly...4:32 AM Jul 9th from TwitterBerry
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- Name John Straffin
- Location Durham, NC, USA
- Web http://john.straf...
- Bio Christian ''little-el'' libertarian IT Guy who likes to ride his bike ridiculous distances for fun
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