Saturday, June 30, 2012

Roanoke, VA

Today we reached Roanoke, VA, a rather large town in western Virginia. Although it was 80 miles from where we started, we were luckily able to reach Roanoke before noon, allowing us to beat the forecasted 100 degree heat. We were surprised however to find that almost every hotel in Virginia was booked! Apparently a rather large quasi-hurricane hit yesterday leaving many without power in this heat. We were however able to find a room at a quaint bed and breakfast which is a converted mansion run by two lovely innkeepers. The building dates from the 1800s, and was built by a former mayor of Roanoke/state senator. It is a pretty scenic and conveinient place to stay for a night. Another important moment occurred today, which was us biking down Christiansburg Mountain, or as I like to say, the final hill. After reaching our final summit of 2316 feet, we were able to easily coast the 35 miles to Roanoke. Perhaps the greatest part of this summit however was that we did not have to climb anything but a few hills to reach the top! This is especially satisfying because we were told by a shopkeeper in the town of Christiansburg that some called the climb "worse than the Rockies!"

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