1984 Bike Tour: Day 8 - Natural Bridge seems so unnatural
We bolted from the campground without breakfast, and coasted all the way down to the town of Vesuvius. For westbound riders, this is one of the hardest climbs on the TransAmerica Route.
The guidebook says 200 people live here, but we didn't see a soul. Vesuvius is bisected by the Norfolk Western RR, and it looks like both halves were ...






