Lucky Old Sun: PAC Tour Eufaula, AL to Perry, GA (24)

Today 111miles 5,300 feet of elevation gain 9:42 elapsed time 54 - 81 degrees
So far 2,650 104,800 9 7:23

Another grand day in Paradise. Sunny skies, great smooth roads, the usual. The day started with the climb up out of the river valley, as expected. After navigating through Eufaula and turning into Georgia, we were soon on those, quiet, smooth country roads again. This part of Georgia has a lot of logging activity and pine forests. The few trucks on the road were log carriers (see below), which some riders dread because they tend to move faster than regular truck traffic. I think they provide a wide berth when they pass bikes, so I don't mind them so much. All day long we were on smooth roads. We passed a turnoff to Plains as we didn't know if Jimmy was around. We passed into our ninth state of the tour and our fourth time zone. I looked at our map after today's ride. Ample evidence we're getting close. Lots of smiles from riders looking at the map. Whether due to pride or relief may be a moot point.

This afternoon we began to see pecan trees, lots and lots of pecan tree stands. We also saw some bales of hay. Surprisingly very little hay is baled and left in the fields in Mississippi and Alabama. We did see a lot of un- or under- utilized pastures in those states though. Running late because of time change, laundry (last of the trip for me, yeah!) and length of the days ride, so pictures follow.