Tomorrow we’re riding a slow-paced 80 miler. You can click the link herein to see the map. Ho-hum. A typical “PREP” period ride. Best to bring tunes, drinks and food. It’s a long 5 hours. Now for the rest.

Today’s photo is from Clingman’s Dome. And yes, it’s spectacular – very. No, it’s not near Tremont (my personal mecca) nor the Foothills Parkway. However, it does remind me of the Foothills Parkway. We need to vary it up occasionally. The photo is a very wide pan at 10018 pixels and a large 22mb file. There’s a lot of depth – even with the leaves gone and the ground clearly showing signs of sub-zero temps every night. What a beautiful part of the world.

80 miles PREP period