At this point, I have plenty of time to get to my destination before training begins in Tyson's Corner Va on Monday, so I'm going to stretch my ride a little and see more of KY and ride US 50 across WV. The stretch of 50 that goes between Clarksburg and I-81 outside Winchester VA is very nice stretch of road that winds it's way through the Appalachians.
Ride, ride, ride, ride. Kentucky is beautiful. I'd love to buy a home out here. Winchester is gorgeous and has some really nice houses.
When I got as far as Parkersburg, WV, it was time to check weather. The skies were looking very soggy and if there are storms on the mountain, I don't want to be up there. There are no places to hunker down. Once this ride starts, you have only two choices - forward and back. It's 3 and a half hours in duration. It so happened that there was some light precip on the mountain and one thunderhead. It was afternoon, when thunderstorms tend to grow. I have about 5 hours between me and my destination and the option of picking up the interstate in Clarksburg if the weather guessers are wrong about tomorrow's weather. I decided that I would go as far as Clarksburg - another hour East and check again. This is the last point before I get into the mountains.
At Clarksburg, the weather looked about the same, maybe a little worse, so I decided to pack it in for the night.
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