Category: TransAmerica

  • Trans Am, Day 17: Radford, VA to Rural Retreat, VA

    Today was uneventful. I got up unusually early, and it was still dark when I started riding. It was colder than it has been, around 50F, so I had to keep moving to stay warm.

    When I got to the campground at Rural Retreat Lake, I was amused to find the bathrooms FILLED with daddy longlegs (Opiliones). There were at least 10 in the shower with me, and I had to be really careful to avoid killing them.

    A farm building with an inner structure made of logs.
    A farm building with an inner structure made of logs.
    Rural Retreat Campground
    Rural Retreat Campground
    It lasted a few blocks, then back on narrow roads with no shoulder!
    It lasted a few blocks, then back on narrow roads with no shoulder!
    One of the daddy-longlegs who shared the shower with me.
    One of the daddy-longlegs who shared the shower with me.