The Syllamo Mountain bike trail system is comprised of stacked loops making over 50 miles of singletrack. We decided to do a 14 mile loop using a shared hiking trail to access it. After some bumbling we rode the yellow trail spur and saw three razorback hogs running through the woods. Very unexpected. Next we went up hill for over a mile. So steep it was a hike a bike. Once we reached the trail we realized why we had not seen any other bikers. It was 104 degrees ...

Jason took over the last leg and we were both VERY tired of being at the car after 22 hours of straight driving. These were the best campsites of the entire trip, and they were only $10 per night. We stayed in Blanchard Springs Caverns campground. They had running water, showers, flush toilets, raised platforms, individual charcoal grills, firepits, and picnic tables. Pretty much the bomb diggity. I made dinner and we drank two bottles of what Jason deems the b...