Trivia: Which cyclist is way cooler and much more humble than Lance Armstrong?
On our way up to Dupont Forest for a few hours of mtn biking we drove up Caesar's Head on Hwy 276 North of Greenville. As we neared the peak we came across "a guy" in a Columbia jersey and we immediately knew who it could be. But due to switchbacks and the danger of trying to pass without seeing oncoming traffic we drove behind him for a while as we continued to guess if it was him or someone else with all the Team Columbia apparell. Eventually I came to my senses and looked at the speedometer. Yup! That did it. At a strong 15mph pace after 6 miles of climbing at a 7% grade it left little to chance who we were following. We got up along side and said "Hi George!" He waved back. Then we waited at the top looking for a sharpie in the Jeep so Karen could get an autograph on her jersey. After he went in and out of the bathroom we chatted with him for a couple minutes. He was happy to discuss his ride and asked if we were off to Dupont because he saw our mtn bikes on the back of the Jeep earlier. He explained that his shoulder was still on the mend from the Tour so he couldn't do any mtn biking yet. I broached the Tour de France and even told him he was robbed out of the yellow jersey, but he wasn't going there. Dodged that one by looking down at the ground. He stuck around for a picture and didn't leave until I was sure it took OK. Super nice guy. Kind of shy and embarrassed at how sweaty and smelly he was. Karen kept her distance as needed.
Later while mtn biking we were stung by yellow jackets and Karen fell several times, but throughout the day we kept thinking there wasn't hardly a thing that could spoil it for us. We were like little kids who got to meet their hero.
Oh, and we got to hike off trail up to and behind Bridal Veil Falls where some of the movie Last of the Mohicans was filmed. We crouched down under the rock behind the water like they did. Pretty neato.
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