We picked out a small stretch of the parkway to ride, a little out and back, setting out to do 20-30 miles altogether. We are flatlanders after all. This time we did the stretch between Devils Courthouse and Mount Pisgah. It was easier going south to north. That 4 mile climb in the looking Glass Rock area was BRUTAL! One day I will master that without walking any of it! According to my husband's Garmin, we only walked a mile of it. I started to have a stomach cramp and then it felt like my legs wouldn't work. So,while family members of mine were taking a leisurely stroll at the Biltmore estate, my husband and I were having our A***s handed to us! It was worth it though, because yesterday our home ride was 47 miles and it felt like about 25. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!