Day 19- Montreat, NC to Spartanburg, SC

You may have noticed that the stopping point for the previous day is not the same as the starting point for today. I was going to have Lauren drive me back to the exact same spot, as is usually my custom. But I looked at the mileage and it was actually 2 miles further to my destination starting from her campus. So I thought I'd save her the time and gas and start in Montreat.

This morning started out freezing. Lauren showed me around her campus and her outdoor education classrooms. Lauren joined me for the first part of my 80 mile day.

My sister Lauren and I on the Black Mountain Bike Path

Burb (her newest nickname)

The awesome view

10 miles of all downhill. It was glorious.

The next 70 miles were pretty good too. Almost all flat. My Google Maps took me on some awesome back roads with almost no cars. The only lame part was that there was no "Welcome to South Carolina" sign. I'm assuming it was supposed to be here one these posts below.

Welcome to South Carolina?

I stayed the evening with an awesome couple originally from Wisconsin. Their dog was awesome too.