You go Kim!

I hate gravel too Kimmy.  The road out to my camp is about a mile of it.  Some nice curves, and some of the curves are on hills.  Last summer I considered riding the bike out there, since its not a very heavily travelled road.  To confront the fear.  Just never made it.  This year they added new gravel so its not as packed as it was, and now I'm afraid to try it.  Most of it would be fine, but there is one curve that bothers me.  Maybe before the season is out....  Need a pic of the bike in front of the camp...

Now, my first summer of riding, hubby and I were out on some back roads that he knew from his younger days.  But we happened to roll into a coal mining area and they had "moved" one of the roads.  So he said its just on the other side of this creek, not too far.  So I barrell on across the bridge onto a road that was basically solid mud with some big chunks of gravel sunk into it.  We rode and rode and I told him I thought he said it wasn't far!  Anyway, I wasn't even nervous.  Didn't know any better because I hadn't done it before.  Made it through it, no sweat.  The same weekend, we started to pull off the road at a gas station that had a gravel parking lot.  I went slow, but I still screwed up and as I brought the bike to a stop, I dropped it.  Well, I should say I lowered it to the ground with my leg.  Gently, you know.  lol  I was going so slow, and it still happened.  So I'm thinking how in the world did I make it a couple miles over that muddy/gravel/pothole infested mine road?  
  

I had no choice but to drive the gravel.  They laid it down one day when I was already at work.  I almost went off the shoulder because of it.  It's now really packed down & barely notice it's there, but it sure can be treacherous for bikes.

High 5's arteacher.. That is great..
Gives me encouragement.. Thank you.. kim