Blue Ridge Parkway ride

[dbdicker]

Trailering with my brother-in-law this w'end down to Harrisonburg, VA. We'll leave the trailer there and spend the week (!?!) on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We'll run the whole length, do the 'de riguer' Tail of the Dragon and other Tennessee roads and come back up to meet the trailer and head home. we'll be on the road the entire week of 10/17.

 

We managed only 3 days of this last year and loved it so much, we blocked out a full week for it this year (That's me in the Avatar on top of Roanoake mountain last year). He'll be riding his Ducati S4 and I'll be on the black beastie.

 

If anyone living in VA, NC, SC, TN or even northwest GA would like to join us for an hour, a day or more, we'd love the company. We're going to eat a leisurely breakfast, do maybe 250 miles a day and sleep wherever we end up. If anyone's interested, give me a PM and I'll send you my cellphone number so we can meet up on the trail. Call me at night when I'm sure to be good'n drunk on my brother-in-law's fine single malt scotch he always totes with him on our trips.....................

 

Dan

[Guest bshpilot]

watch out for the city-fied leaf watchers...and the cops have been working

29/211 & rt33 on both sides of the skyline drive...the sport bike

racer boys have really ruined it this year <crashes, deaths, repeated back &

forth runs>...the local fire departments & residents are up in arms and

are clearly reaching their limits.

 

the park rangers will be out in force on the drive, and theyre running more

than their share of radar/lidar...these days.

 

itll be beautiful (and chilly, to say the least...were having 45degree

mornings in the valley already)...but its not a place id wanna be riding

during the weekend at least.

[dean rose]

watch out for the city-fied leaf watchers...and the cops have been working

29/211 & rt33 on both sides of the skyline drive...the sport bike

racer boys have really ruined it this year

forth runs>...the local fire departments & residents are up in arms and

are clearly reaching their limits.

 

the park rangers will be out in force on the drive, and theyre running more

than their share of radar/lidar...these days.

 

itll be beautiful (and chilly, to say the least...were having 45degree

mornings in the valley already)...but its not a place id wanna be riding

during the weekend at least.

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I only live five minutes from the BRP and would love to join you for some rides but my EV is down now for a fix. Pay attention to what bushpilot said plus watch out for the wet leaves in the dark turns up in the mountains. The weekends are bad on the BRP this time of year due to the Leafpeepers.

[Guest bshpilot]

Pay attention to what bushpilot said plus watch out for the wet leaves in the dark turns up in the mountains. The weekends are bad on the BRP this time of year due to the Leafpeepers.

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it should go w/out saying but...riding up there beyond dusk should

be HIGHLY discouraged...the deer population in virginia has EXPLODED

(tree huggers dont want bambi shot....guess they dont mind their

vehicles in the body shop or higher insurance premiums).

 

motorcycle friend of mine hit a bear on the southern portion of

the drive last fall...unusual yes...even more so in late afternoon (dusk)...

but caution should be used just the same

[dbdicker]

Thanx boys --

 

Yes, we do not plan to be on the road past daylight hoping to be checked in somewhere by 4PM

 

Even last year we were stopped twice by rangers who kindly let us go with warnings - we were doing 60/65 or so and the limit as you know is 45mph.......don't see how anyone can drive that slow, but whatever.........

 

We were on Skyline drive coming up last year on a Sunday.........that was an awful time. We hope to be riding mostly during the week, hauling/trailering on the w'end and avoiding the creepers.

[twhitaker]

Here are some pictures from the trip my wife and I took last year.

 

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingRe...40_279587573106

[mojohand]

Here are some pictures from the trip my wife and I took last year.

 

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingRe...40_279587573106

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...and some pics from more recently:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mojohand/sets/1131334/: Pictures from a riding course that included part of the Blue Ridge.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mojohand/sets/1121729: scroll down to some of the last pictures--includes pics from US 64, the Cherohala Skyway, and the Dragon.

[Guest 2wheelin2dn]

wish i could make it out there with you guys, but i'm in Wales. i live in asheville, so i'm pretty familiar with the tail of the dragon and such. if you guys can, make it to NC 215 off of the parkway, and NC 28 into SC and GA is also a great road, just watch out for the geezers from FLA. have a great ride!