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General Discussion / Eating and spending on a two month biking spree

« on: January 01, 2009, 02:10:41 pm »

Robert,

I am really puzzled by your comments about Kentucky.  That was definitely not my experience.  The conditions are better than my area in Maryland and I consider that a good place for riding.  The roads were fine except for the visibility being short due to trees and twisty roads in some of the rural areas.  The drivers were generally quite courteous.  We enjoyed our ride through there when doing the Trans America.  And another time that I visited I did a good bit of riding and thought both the roads and the drivers were fine.  I didn't find the roads all that much different than many other places we rode, but since most of the state is fairly rural traffic was typically very light, at least compared to more developed areas.

The drivers were more timid about passing us than many other places and since there weren't shoulders on the rural roads we were on we sometimes had to pull over when people refused to pass after we tried to wave them around a couple times.

There were a lot of dogs loose and we were chased multiple times every day.  That was the biggest drawback, but it wasn't a huge deal.

This message was edited by staehpj1 on 1-1-09 @ 11:16 AM

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General Discussion / Eating and spending on a two month biking spree

« on: December 25, 2008, 09:41:20 am »

I think this trip was supposed to be in the Spring of 2007, so it is likely she isn't following this anymore.  I also am curious if anyone knows whether she went and how it worked out.