Perryville, TN to Cuba Landing, TN
Miles: 32
Total so far: 1,300
A sample of the pink ribbons I spoke about in yesterday's post regarding the missing young lady, Holly Bobo
We are taking a short day as needed in order to hit campgrounds without having to stretch our day’s ride to 80 miles or more. The hills here are pretty serious and taking out a large chunk of mileage in one day would be quite difficult. The area we are riding in parallels the Tennessee River. We are essentially riding over the ridges that separate the creek drainages that flow into the Tennessee. It’s beautifully wooded country with little tiny country roads and very little traffic. The creeks are flowing clear, and it’s very peaceful.
The hills and forests of Tennessee in Humphrey's County
We stopped for a mid-morning break at a cafe near Pineview and engaged some of the locals in a chat about our trip (the bike gear is always a good conversation starter with some). During the conversation we talked about our daily mileage and we indicated that we would be going into the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area tomorrow. A woman at the cafe said, “Be careful where you camp, they have a Dog-faced Squatch up there.”
Sensing a good folklore story I asked, “Do you mean like a Sasquatch?”
“Yes, but Sasquatch won’t hurt you. Dog-faced Squatch are different.”
Try as I might, I couldn’t get her to say much more about Dog-faced Squatch, so like anyone else I thought I’d do some research later — Google up this creature.
The woman told us she used to ride horses on cross-country trips, and before she left the cafe, she said she used to ride her horse 100 miles in one day on her trips.
That was unfortunate…I’m thinking 100 miles a day on a horse is a tall tale. I just might have to discount the Dog-faced Squatch story too.
Dog-faced Squatch?
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Tomorrow’s ride is dedicated to Cary Johnston as submitted by Sandy Johnston
Cary Johnston
The day my son was killed by a drunk driver, my life changed forever. There is too much silence in my home now. I miss his smile, his laugh, his constant picking, and his joy for life. Cary and I did so much together, I always feel like I am forgetting something and I know what that is — it is him. As a family we are still trying to find our way to getting through each day without Cary. He was the one that made us all smile and made sure we all knew just how much he loves us. We miss and love you so much… Love,
Mom
In Memory of Warmer Summers 
Hey Carl! Don’t discount the 100 mile story. I was in Wills Point, TX (blue bird capital of Texas!) a few weeks ago, and talked with an interesting woman at a vet’s office who was having her horse “checked” before a ride. They do have endurance rides for horse and rider. Yep..100 milers! It’s mostly a loop thing and the horses are checked periodically to make sure they aren’t exhausted at the check points. Get This: Her Wiemeriner would run with her during training….like 25 – 50 miles at a stretch.
I was in awe of this and told her so. She was in awe of our 100 mile bike rides!
I will now google the beast!