Big Dam Bridge Century!!

[Tuckervill]

Good job, Amanda! I wish I'd looked a little harder for you at the start. That AV jersey must be hard to miss.

I've been trying to think about the "hills" they could have been referring to. It's relatively flat between Mayflower and Conway. (I grew up in Conway.) Conway's flat. The steepest hill on 365 was the one over the levee as you get out of the curvy part coming out of Maumelle.

There was one hill my son walked a little on the way back, but he was struggling with the distance. I know it wasn't too hilly because *I* didn't walk any, and I"m the hill slug. lol. I consider that ride a flat ride. But that headwind coming back across the interstate and down the hill to the trail, OY! That happened last year, too.

I'm impressed that you went all the way to Conway without stopping! I probably could have skipped some rest stops, but my son thinks that's part of the fun. My favorite rest stop is the first one, which is run by the Parrotheads Club at Cook's Landing. They're all decked out in hula skirts, and playing loud music.

Of course, I know Texas is FLAT in places.

Why do people have to be jerks? Everyone was nice to me when I flatted. I'm sure those guys were NOT from Arkansas.

Oh, and I'm curious where y'all stayed? If you come back next year maybe we can meet up.

Karen

[PscyclePath]

I also noticed more Orbeas than I have ever seen!!

If you were in the 100-mile staging area down by 5th Street, the brown building in the fenced area to our left was Orbea USA... They're made (or at least assembled) right here in NLR, and Orbea is a big booster for cycling around here...

Congratulations!