Going The Distance

In 2007, Doug got to ride about 50 miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The Trace runs from Natchez, MS to Nashville, TN, a distance of 444 miles, all of it bike friendly. But this past week, I finally got my chance at this asphalt ribbon that runs north & south. Recruitment Ministries has asked Linda (my wife) and me to make a 2-week fact-finding trip to both Nashville, TN and Birmingham, AL to determine whether or not WBT needs to put a recruiter in the Bible Belt. As we were getting ready to leave Nashville for Alabama, we spent Saturday on the Trace biking south from its northern terminus. What a ride that was! No commercial traffic, no billboards, no noise, just biking in an almost perfect setting. We got 50 miles in and declared it a winner. The 70 degree temps didn't hurt either. Meanwhile, we're getting snow in Michigan again, so it will be a challenge to get the remainder of my 1000 training miles in during the next 33 days. Just 500 miles to go! Ride on!