COOKIE LADY!

I finally had the exceptional honor of meeting the esteemed "Cookie Lady," June Curry. The Cookie Lady has reached a level of lore on the TransAmerica that is difficult to be matched by anything else. We started hearing stories of her home and her kind deeds as far back as the Oregon coast, and were pleased to find them all to be true!

June is a kindly older lady who lives in a proper three story brick house perched near the top of a steep hill above the town of Afton Virginia. She has lived in the same home since her birth, and for that reason history runs DEEP in her home. She has dedicated one of the buildings on her property as "The Bike House" (or bike 'who-ose' as she pronounces it). The building is filled top to bottom, wall to wall with bicycle memorabilia from the last 35 years. June's health is ailing, but her mind is filled with hundreds of stories that she loves to recount at a moments notice. She apologizes that she is often unable to remember all of the bicyclists she has taken in, as it has now been over 14,000! (yes, fourteen thousand!) She meticulously photographs each group who comes through her home, and catalog's them into a binder for year.

June is now recognized by the Adventure Cycling organization as a "Trail Angel" - or someone who has gone above and beyond to help cyclists on their way. My time at June's house was wonderful, and I feel like a better person to have had the opportunity to meet her. Thanks Cookie Lady!

June Curry - "The Cookie Lady" with Jackson and Heather. All Photos.

Leaving my little piece of memorabilia at The Bike House. All Photos.

Our Polaroid for the Cookie Lady's Records. All Photos.

Bicycle Memrobelia in "The Bike House" at the Cookie Lady's. All Photos.