On the backside of Jareds Creek Road I came across this hen turkey with her 6 popits:

Ride started at 10:20 a.m., ended at 3:02
Total time: 4 hours 42 minutes
Total mileage: 33.2 miles

In the deepest depths of the Valley of despair lies a couple of the sweetest little pools of crystal clear water around. South Toe River. It sprinkled a little bit during the time I hung out here but it waited to open up on me about halfway down Heartbreak Ridge. I had forgotten how little stopping power the cantilever /V brakes have when fully saturated.