A respite from yesterday, only 61 miles and a paltry 2300 ft of elevation gain, going from Buckeye Lake to Deer Creek Lake. It was a bit challenging the last bit out of Circleville where the wind picked up and the weather started to get stormy. There were ominous clouds off to the south and the wind was blowing strong from that direction. Forecast was for thunderstorms in the late afternoon so we all were trying to make it to camp before they hit. Nevertheless, we all ran into a weird squall that blew across from the south for a couple of minutes. A strong downpour and the rain HURT. It felt like sleet, really cold. But then it passed, and after another half hour you are completely dried out with the wind still blowing.
I had stopped by Circleville to do grocery shopping, as it was my turn to cook, with Terrie, this evening, Still got to camp in good time but the weather was becoming really turbulent, with a storm brewing off to the South and the sound of thunder increasing. I was able to relax after my shower with a cold one and some chips and watch the storm move closer. We had set up canopies to shelter under so when it started raining we all moved our chairs underneath. I love thunderstorms! Just not riding in them. Haha. Terrie and I prepared beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes and broccoli- good comfort food as the rain set in and it started to cool down.
Below are the stats for the ride. Shorter than yesterday and not nearly the amount of ups and downs, so it was a pretty easy day.
Biking across the USA with Mike 
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