Out-riding the rain

We rode 61 miles to Hammond, Louisiana today.  I didn’t take many photos, as we were making a concerted effort to keep moving, as we knew that rain was expected in the afternoon.

About half the ride was on the Tammany Trace, a very nice, and very straight rail trail.  While it can get a bit boring on a trail, you can’t get lost and you don’t have to worry about traffic.  This trail took us through a couple of very pretty little towns.

One of the trailheads had this map which let us illustrate our route across the country.  It’s too bad the Midwest was obliterated; good thing we didn’t want to illustrate the Northern Tier ride.

We arrived in Hammond ahead of the rain, so we stopped for ice cream.  I’m enjoying salted caramel gelato.  We arrived at the motel just as the rain was starting—perfect timing!