Day 7 - 28 miles - 2:31 hours

Cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway for a Cause has been an extraordinary nature experience so far. A lot of different kinds of weather we have been through, today we could add rain to the repertoire.

yes, we reached our goal - even in the rain

We are very grateful for the warm air - mid to high 60's - that came with the refreshing drops falling from the sky.

We are also very grateful to have met a lot of people at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville today who were genuinely interested in our ride, our cause and us. One of them, Joyce from Maryland on a bus tour through the Blue Ridge Mountains, even gave us a spontaneous and warm hug. Thank You, Joyce!

Our ride today started at Milepost 384 (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville), led us up the 14 mile-climb to Mount Pisgah (Milepost 408) and a little beyond to Milepost 412 (Cold Mountain View at Wagon Road Gap, where Route 276 and the Blue Ridge Parkway meet). The brief cycling day of 28 miles warmed us up again after yesterday's rest day, preparing us for the final 57 miles into Cherokee, NC.

Best-of-pictures of today you can view right here

My highlight of the day was clearly the jump into the waters of Sliding Rock (8 miles off the Parkway on Route 276 toward Brevard, NC). That was a total bliss, even in the not-so-summery weather conditions...

Check out the video below to see the jump into the gushing waters of Sliding Rock.