Almost Over!

I've been in the Appalachians for long enough. I've managed to avoid the really steep climbs and descents, but I'm still ready to be done. Of course, I've been told that heat awaits me on the other side. The roads in Tennessee have remained excellent, as have the people. I had a great weekend with my second cousin Joey, and I saw a lot of stuff in Knoxville I haven't seen for a while on my day off. Monday's ride was very traffic-filled at the start, and I had to step off the road about every 5 to 10 strides, which made the day very slow going. After that, I started the uphill climb into the Appalachians which has continued until now(but I hear its downhill mostly from here). Last night, I stayed with the Jones, and I had a great time. Darryl and Mindy were more than hospitable and accomodating, and Mindy even drove me on most of the route that I took today, which allowed me to cut 15 miles! I played some playstation 2 with Dalton, who will be in 6th grade next year, and we spent a lot of time talking about his hunting and 4-wheeling interests(which both sounded really cool). I can only hope to meet more people like this along the trip. In terms of on-road events, nothing too interesting in the last two days, just a bunch of dogs who do not take kindly to me passing by their house. I may not see a computer for a while, so so long for now, thanks for reading.