A Great Southern Virginia Bike Adventure

Southern Virginia has incredibly beautiful trails to enjoy from deep forest to colonial landmarks. Join me for an 8-day adventure, covering four wonderful trails (The Virginia Creeper Trail, The New River Trail, The High Bridge Trail and the Virginia Capital Trail) and additional side quests!

(yes, this video will be broken down into smaller chunks later)

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Milestones:
0:02:00 Day 1: The Virginia Creeper Trail (White Top to Abingdon and back)
0:33:50 Day 2: Taking a 0 (bike repairs and caterpillars)
0:37:24 Day 3: The New River Trail (Foster Falls to Pulaski and back)
0:51:19 Day 4: The High Bridge Trail
1:04:54 Day 5: The Virginia Capital Trail (Richmond to Williamsburg)
1:25:54 Day 6: Williamsburg to Jamestown and back
1:58:39 Day 7: Williamsburg to Yorktown and back
2:05:11 Day 8: The Virginia Capital Trail (Williamsburg to Richmond)

Other Exciting Moments:
0:22:05 Virginia: General History
0:48:50 Racing against a storm (Ala “Flashdance”)
1:15:43 More than you ever wanted to know about John Tyler (the 10th President)
1:22:11 An AMAZING fact about the Tyler family
1:35:54 A walking tour of Jamestown
1:50:58 A walking tour of Williamsburg
2:10:26 Let Pachinko make the decisions
2:11:47 My ride and emergency gear
2:32:31 Wacky history of a favorite beverage
2:39:05 A Healthy Mind
2:51:35 Saying GOODBYE to a dear friend

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Strava: Ruth Sheldon

I ride a Trek Checkpoint ALR5.
This video was filmed on a GoPro 11 Black (4K/24fps, Linear mode), Insta360 One X, iPhone 13 Max Pro, Hover X Drone and edited in Final Cut Pro X.
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