57 miles today. Not too exciting, just another day of hills, heat + dogs. We keep stopping random places just to find shade, rehydrate, and this time, do some bike repairs. Our most common experience with dogs has been negative - them attacking us - but these ones were pretty friendly as soon as we got off our bikes and fed them. Then, the best part of our day, was the spontaneous decision to take a dip in this little stream! It was SO refreshing! Icy cold mountain water feels amazing on a 95 degree day of biking. We made it to Duck River in the town of Shady Grove, without plans of where to stay. We rolled up to a convenience store right as they were closing and asked about lodging in the area. They said there was nothing, “but there’s a church. Ya’ll could stay in the church. Just go ask Tucker, and I’ll call Liz.” Then a tall gentleman escorted us to Mr. Tucker who lives next to the church. “I go by Cowboy, been called that for the last 15 years.” We met Mr. Tucker and they let us into the 200 year old church.
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