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Biking: from North of Columbia to Dale Hollow Resort Park Why cycle when you can get there by car? 'Getting there is part of the adventure,' writer says. Usually Gary & Diane Rose ride their bicycle built for two; but this their first trip on singles. Both bikes were loaded with gear, but to equalize riding styles, he pulled the trailer. For them, it was unknown territory on KY 704. That was a beautiful experience. He said. One minute they were riding on top of the world; then they dropped 300 feet over Dug Hill into the best part of the trip, along the valley of Crocus Creek, down into picturesque Amandaville, Bakerton in Cumberland Co. When disaster struck and the trailer became disabled, the trip took a turn - Click on headline for full story plus photos By Gary Rose Diane and I headed out for long weekend on Friday September 24th on a bicycle/camping trip. Our goal was to get to Dale Hollow State Park from our home in Adair County. Diane and I have completed other bicycle/camping trips before, but always riding our bicycle built for two. This adventure was our first attempt at riding our singles and splitting the load between two bikes. Even though our riding styles are similar they still are different. The idea of splitting load was an attempt to equalize our styles. Shortly after we departed from home we turned onto Bull Run Lane and the route that the GABRAKY (Governor's Autumn Bike Ride Across Kentucky) uses each fall to get to Columbia and then on to Dale Hollow, this was to be our route with 1 or 2 minor changes. Columbia is mostly downhill from our house Getting to Columbia from our house for the most part is down hill, but getting into and out of Columbia is up hill. Normally this is not a problem but that morning was just a bit different. I was dreading climbing the hill on Adair Avenue, our first steep but short climb. That hill was nothing compared to the hills on SR704 south of Columbia. Neither of us had traveled out towards Fairplay in all the years we have lived in Adair County (why not, we're not sure) and we both were surprised by the hills south of town. Some how we got to the top of each of them. One of the disadvantages of riding our single bikes was when we encountered the traffic signals on Jamestown Street. One or the other of us was stopped by each of the lights. This caused us to become separated as we departed Columbia. Another was the hills on 704; one or the other of us was always waiting at the top for the other. Best part of ride was along Crocus Creek After we conquered the hills of SR704 we then had some of the best riding of the day. Riding on top of the world, at least our part of it, and then dropping 300 feet one half mile to ride along Crocus Creek. While riding along side Crocus Creek we entered Cumberland County. About 600 feet inside Cumberland County we stopped for lunch. After finding a place to park the bikes on the West side of KY 704 we sat in some shade on the other side of the road. We found a rock slab and used it both our table and seat while overlooking Crocus Creek and enjoying sandwiches of home made peach preserves and peanut butter along with some cheese and an apple. Disaster struck just north of Burkesville, KY After lunch we headed on toward KY 61 just north of Burkesville. About 2 miles from the intersection disaster struck, mechanical problems with the trailer. New plan, after a short discussion it was decided that I would remove all the equipment from my bike and continue onto Hwy 61 and head north to Columbia and then home to get our truck. Riding on the new pavement of Hwy 61 was both a pleasure and pain. The freshly paved asphalt was smooth and it rode fast but it was hot. After about 10 miles of riding north on Hwy 61 I called a friend for some help. He met me about a mile north of the Adair / Metcalfe line and drove me home. After I was in the car for about 5 minutes, I found out that it was 92 degrees. After arriving at home, I loaded my bike into the truck along with some other stuff that we could not take on the bikes; I then headed back down the road to get Diane and our equipment. While it was raining on Columbia, Roses enjoyed nice picnic We did make it to Dale Hollow that afternoon and found a nice camping site. While Columbia and Adair County was getting rained on Friday we enjoying a nice evening sitting at the picnic table playing cards. We spent Saturday riding around the park, which meant more hills to climb. After getting home on Sunday and inspecting the trailer, we determined that we could have continued on with the rest of the bicycle trip, but at the time it just did not look that way. People have asked us why we attempted to do this ride and not just drive the 50 or so miles. Our answer is "Getting there is part of the adventure." Besides riding through Columbia we rode through or near the following communities: Vester, Gadberry, Fairplay, Inroad, Amandaville, and Bakerton. This story was posted on 2010-10-03 07:44:10
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