Breakfast this morning in Kentucky ...best breakfast on the transam at the historical society here in hindman.

Pictures of yours truly today ..taken by Chris from south Carolina who I rode with today.

Appalacian roads go up..up..and then up a bit more. But going down was never so much fun!

Well it needed a hug after I trod on it lol!

I loved this house I rode past today...green , space, modern,...in the mountain forests...hmmm...shame I don't understand the language here lol!

Scenes from a day riding in the appalations mountains in Kentucky...which I will remember as Americas green state.

Today was all about climbing...here in the appalations the hills are long and steep...but nothing I couldn't handle. Mostly its quiet narrow roads with well behaved traffic...then there is the highway to hell...80..from hazard to dwarf. Apart from that stretch the ride is really scenic...green everywhere. I rode with Chris ...Scott went to hazard and Ana rolled up later and here we are at the hostel in the historical society on top of what has to be the steepest hill on the transam...thankfully its just the guys driveway but it has to be a 50% grade no kidding!

Here the are cats...and so far I've only trodden on one kitten lol!

I rode 68 miles today in these mountains...my legs could have ridden another 40 I felt so good up here in these green hills...free...and within a day or twos ride now of Virginia.

I'm having a.problem slowing down...my body and mind is conditioned to riding at least 50 miles everyday...niether wants to stop...I feel like I just want to ride forever...I suppose that's the endorphins talking lol!

Camped on the hill here at the hostel...Kentucky has been good to me so far.

Welcome to the Appalachians Rolf!...this is the climb up big hill the first climb in the Appalachian mountains riding east. It's bigger than the picture but so far the climbs today have been ok. After yesterdays long ride I stopped at 50 miles today at a church bike camp site...here I met up with Chris from Carolina, Anna from Australia and Scott again. So tonight l four of us are camping in booneville...Kentucky.

The scenery here is really nice...I'm told the hills get a lot tougher soon.

Kentucky is a beautiful state to ride through...so green and sunny but not to hot.

No dog attacks today...because there were no dogs..lol!

Keeping it short tonight as I'm exhausted.

Breakfast of eggs bacon tomato American biscuits and gravy.

Scenes from the first day in the appalations today.

Bike camp at the church in booneville

Scott, Anna & Chris. We are all riding independantly but happened to all land here at the same time as we are all going the same direction...east.