Been a little bit lax this week. I finished putting together the CRAP200 permanent I've been planning that I can ride from the house. Last weekend I made sure it was all rideable. I did about 100 miles on Saturday and went out and finished it off with another 25 on Sunday to find a lunch stop. The outer part, pictured here, includes dirt road, no road, the RR trestle, several neat historic sites, a burned out church, a nuclear plant(!), and most of the climbing.
This is when I first started questioning my bike choice. I had picked the one with the 23mm tires on it.
I'll need to give a heads up on this bridge.
Worth it though.
This will be an interesting section.
Here I'm looking back.
The grand canyon of South Carolina. A totally cool cut they've made for the RR. Deeper than it looks.
The Old Brick Church (1788). As you might imagine I went a little nuts here.
Control #3 near the Nuke. A nasty little spot. But there's nothing else around.
The trestle across the Broad River. This is the half way point. About 62 miles.
Another church (St. John's Lutheran, 1809. Lots of Lutheran churches in this area. There's a reason its called the Dutch Fork.
Donkeys looking picturesque. They need hats for the full effect.
Another Lutheran church. Burned out. Wow. Like Europe after WW2. It was built ca. 1940, but still a shame to see.
And last but not least, an abandoned cemetery that I've have missed completely in the growing season
After that I followed the already planned route back into Columbia. I've been tweaking things, and hopefully next time I do it I'll do the whole thing.
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