Mountain Mama, August 1, Monterey, VA (road ride)

**KathiCville** · 07-28-2009, 12:41 PM

Thought I'd toss this out for anyone who's looking for a challenge this weekend. The annual Mountain Mama road ride will be held this coming Saturday, August 1 in Monterey, VA, near the border between VA and WVA. Rides range from a rolling 27 miles through Bluegrass Valley to a 105-mile route that includes more than 13,000 feet of climbing. Gorgeous scenery and a great workout to boot!

http://bikemountainmama.homestead.com/index.html

**Zen** · 07-28-2009, 02:22 PM

It's gonna be one hot Momma

**KathiCville** · 08-02-2009, 09:19 AM

On the Mountain Mama ride on Saturday I spotted somebody in the crowd wearing a TE "She Loves Hills...." jersey! I never saw her again after the first five minutes of the ride, so never had a chance to find out who it was.

My ambitious BF tackled the 100-mile route (including 13,000 feet of climbing, ack!) while I opted for a shorter rolling route through gorgeous Bluegrass Valley. I added some mileage by doubling back on part of the route and ended up with 43 miles.

Zen, you're right, it WAS one hot mama, but fortunately I was done and off my bike just as serious heat kicked in.

Great ride, great event! I'm attaching a few pictures of Bluegrass Valley, near Monterey, VA. Mighty perty scenery!