Biking through rural VA and WV makes blogging extremely difficult. Needless to say it's been quite some time since I've posted and it would legitimately take days to catch everything up so I'll try and just give a quick synopsis.

http://www.wsaz.com/charleston/headlines/95291494.html

Check out that link so you can see just how incredibly awesome our Charleston stay was!

Okay, so bicycling through the Appalachian Mountains was intense! 6 mile climbs at 9% grades is not something i had ever done before nor was I prepared to do it, but I made it and am no worse for wear (kind of). I'm sore and exhausted, but this trip truly could not be any more awesome. It almost seems like those more difficult days were the ones that I enjoyed the most. It's just you, the mountain, and your determination/thoughts getting you up and over. The downhills are breathtaking and there is nothing more satisfying than flying 40-45 mph down a mountain for about 5 minutes after climbing for 2 hours. I'm completely serious.

At one point, after climbing Affton Moutain and part of the Blue Ridge Pkwy I started my decent and to my right was the most spectacularly beautiful view I've ever seen. Two hawks were literally soaring right next to me and I just watched them go at eye level with me for about 10 seconds, but in those ten seconds I really and truly felt alive. There is no such thing as a bad day on Bike and Build, there are only more difficult days.

SO after much climbing we finally got to head downhill for the past few days, which has been nothing short of heavenly. I got iced coffee today, too....Bike and Build is definitely NOT conducive for caffeine addictions. Woops. NBD though fa sho.

Well, I think that's about everything for now. It's been quite the experience and it always will be.