Dingess Tunnel is both ways. The attendant here at the gas station said you look down the tunnel and if you don't see headlights you go.

The roads to here were just crazy. Narrow treacherous clbarely two cars widths with sheer drop off, intense switchbacks ... nuts.

Camera batter died. I should have been wearing the GoPro

Approximately 25 minutes break. I need to remember to time these.

WV 3 is a relentlessly curvey swoppy double yellow major road through the area bounded by dramatically steep mini mountains with countless cliff face rock outcroppings. Along it are dotted lots of small old depressed towns. There's a good amount of traffic.

It's a dramatic ride.

I forgot that I don't have the basement for Kentucky loaded. Oops.

Today is an experiment to see if I can do a longer day if I start much earlier. That section of my shoulder and back is already hurting so this may turn out ill advised.

I got up at 06:30, did some shoulder and back exercises, and got properly motivated to get going. 

I've planned at 279 mostly back roads route through Red River Gorge and then on to a hotel in Winchester, KY. I get the impression Winchester may be a rough town based on some googling but the Holiday Inn Express I'm staying at should be fine. 

Yermo is going on The Beloved Blue Oil Burner (1992 BMW K100RS FL ABS).

This ride is now underway.