The Appalachian Journey
After the inaugural event was initially halted by the nuisance that is the pandemic, the long-awaited Appalachian Journey has finally come, and unfortunately gone. This gravel duo event created by accomplished endurance racer and single-speed jedi, Gordon "Quadsworth" Wadsworth and was comprised of 35-, 65-, and 110-mile options. Read more at TheAppalachianJourney.com . After winning an entry to the event at the Mulberry Gap Turkey Shuffle raffle back in November, Justin Mace and I decided to team up and make the journey up to the rolling hills of rural Floyd County in the (debatably) great state of Virginia. In addition to our attendance, there were several friends from Chattanooga heading up as well: Chris Joice, Tyler Martin, Spencer and Ali Whittier, Thomas Turner, Monica Desjardins, Melanie Blake, Ed Kulbis, Carey Lowery, and John Switow! Hope the only person I missed is my lovely wife who unfortunately couldn't join us for the weekend because she was working. Fri...