Day 53, 7/21/07, Rural Retreat, VA to Christiansburg, VA, 66.8 miles

Today was a little easier than the past two days, the rolling hills were constant though. I was pretty sore and stiff from my little accident yesterday. I was a bit nervous on the bike as well, because I was afraid I would collide with Skip or just fall of my bike, but the longer I rode the more my confidence increased. As we road over the New River into Radford, VA we saw some people "floating" it or as we'd say in New England, tubing. You may be able to make out the little dots in the picture.
As we approached Christiansburg we were definitely in the VA Tech area, with hokie flags and lots of the ribbons everywhere. It is still sad to think that such a tragedy even occurred.