Day 4 wrap-up

 Finally we had a warm day. It was a beautiful 75°. Here are Pa's bike stats. He rode 70.10 miles today, it took him 5:16:00. His average speed was 13.3 mph and his max speed was 20.8 mph. His total ascent was 3,134 feet and his total descent was 3,154 ft.

Pa got an early start today at 6:45AM (which I was not awake for)

On today's journey, Pa crossed the halfway point

Today was an interesting day because we had to pick Pa up and go around this detour and drop him back off all because someone decided now would be a good time to renovate a large chunk of the trace. However this was not the perfect time for Pa seeing as he is trying to bike on said trace but I guess we'll just forget about it.

Pa thought about riding through the barrier so he had a place to stay for 6 months

What a wave.

I don't know about you but I think this is a good photo.

I call this one Sun-kissed Forest

Todays joke is tree themed here it is:

What did the tree say to the wind?
➡️ “Leaf me alone!”

More trees 😱

FOOD

You might be wondering what pa eats to get through the day. If you wish to know solve this riddle... If you dare mwahahaha just kidding here is the riddle:

I’m golden and sticky, my partner is thick,
Together we spread on your bread real quick.
No jelly this time, yet still quite sunny,
What tasty pair am I — smooth, sweet, and funny?

if you want the answer scroll ⬇ thataway

Once you finish that, here is a word from dad aka the driver:

For years, I have followed along with my dad's bike riding adventures from a distance.  I have read the blogs, talked with my mom as she drove the SAG vehicle, and checked-in with my dad after his long days of riding.  Being on the trip with him is a very different perspective.  I find myself waking up early to make sure he has all he needs for the day and I track him on my phone and calculate his miles per hour so I know when to find him next.  (Today when I did my first check and saw that his phone was still in the camper, I hopped in the truck to give him his phone back so I could track him again)

From a distance, you can easily forget how far 75 miles is.  It just sounds like a number.  But when, you make the drive yourself and see how many hours he is pedaling away, you can truly appreciate how impressive this is.  Several years ago on a long bike ride, I named my dad "the machine" because he could keep going and going.  Well, that is definitely still true today.  

I also love having Fletcher here to keep me company on the long days while Pa is out riding.  He keeps me entertained and I love watching him work on the blog.  

Caution

don't read this next part if you don't want the answer to the riddle above

Incase you couldn't figure out the riddle the answer is peanut butter and honey. 

Pa wanted me to tell you that it used to take mail carriers on horse 12 days to travel the trace.  He is doing it in half the time!