WV dreamy tour Day 4

Woke up in Davis to the coolest morning yet. It was in the 30's and brisk. Loaded up the bikes and headed over to a little breakfast joint/inn and grabbed a nice breakfast before we headed out of town.
Tunnel vision baby! This is actually from the end of day 3 in Canaan Valley.

Not much singletrack on this day. More of an avoiding the main road by whatever means necessary. Went through this old strip mine and found a railroad grade that led us into Thomas, a small little nothing town. We then found a 4-wheeler trail that led us to another rail trail through the blackwater canyon. This little bit of trail was actually singletrack and the scenery was stellar. Some of the most lush forest that I remember ever being in.
There wasn't much stopping on the first section. Followed this trail to Parson's where we hit a seldomly used gravel road. We were supposed to be on this for about 13 miles, but 25 miles later we had missed our turn off and hit a section of pavement that neither of us new. Stopped at a little inn to ask directions and got the worst information ever. The teenager we talked to didn't even know what road we were on. Finally, Mike was like where's Elkins and the boy sent us in the right direction.
Climbe up to route 33, where it's a 4-lane, and headed off the mountain to town. Mike followed me, watching the wheels turn as my feet were resting on the bottle cages so I could coast. After we hit 30+ mph, he had to roll on as he was scared of the scenario he was watching. You always wonder how much the bearings can actually handle. Made it to town and meandered over to the Riddles where we had parked the car. A short day of 60+ plus miles and an end to one of the best bike riding adventures I have ever had!
I just want to thank Mike for planning out an absolutely stellar ride, bringing out an all-star cast and taking a week off of work to make it all happen. This one will definitely happen again. The wheels are already turning on what we can add to make a complete loop with no shuttling in the car and where we can add significantly more trail. All I can say is WOW! It's gonna be rad!

SSWC 09 in Durango on the 20th. 1000 entrants, top 200 and 1st fixed gear finisher is the goal. In WV until tuesday then back to CO. I'm out!