Leaving Norwood was really nice, there was a lot of downhill riding and it was fairly cool outside. However, around 1 in the afternoon, when it started to get real hot, the hills started. There's no short hills out here. They're all a few miles and really steep. The first hill I came to was about 5 miles long and fairly steep. However, I was still feeling good from beging rested up. I was having to rest, but not for long periods of time and when I got back on the bike I felt good. Fifty miles into the day, after being pretty worn out, I hit a really steep hill that was just covered in loose gravel. It was about 5 miles long as well and I barely made it up. I was taking longer breaks and feeling aweful after getting back on the bike. I had to stop 64 miles into the day and stopped at a farm to ask if there was a campground around. I ended up just staying there but I kind of wish I didn't. They had a ton of animals that made noise all through the night. They had an injured dog that wandered into their yard that they were taking care of until they could bring it to the vet. In the middle of the night it dissapeared and they couldn't find it in the morning. As I was tearing down my tent I found a dog sized skull next to my tent and I just got out of there as quick as possible. It was a strange day.
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