Yes thanks for sharing... I can't wait to get back down there next year with more time to enjoy it......

 

Great trip Pastor John! Beautiful pics and commentary!

 

Thanks for the report!
Wife and I had lunch 10/3 at the Pisgah Inn. It was as clear as it gets there that day and was spectacular!

 

Thanks for the nice ride report. Well done. The Opus X caught my eye, Robusto? Very nice way to end a day in the saddle.

 

Glad to see another Blue Ridge Parkway lover. And from Atlanta too. I rode the exact same route to Fancy Gap, VA. Left early Sept 28th. Made it to Little Switzerland, NC. Stayed overnight at the Switzerland Inn's Diamond Back Lodge @$65 night. Actually stayed there on the way up and on the way back. Came back via the BRP on Oct 1. Wanted to go in mid-October but had to change my schedule. The weather was perfect. Clear and just a tad cool on the way up around the Asheville area. I could ride the BRP every weekend and never get tired of it. Round trip from Suwanee, Ga and back was 858 miles.

 

Thanks so much for sharing. I rode with my riding friends from the DoofClenas from Tn to Columbia, MD. On our way up we left I-80 on 43 to get to the BRP and rode for about 2 hours. We had damp weather, drizzling rain, but the few views we had made me promise myself to come back one day.

Well, after seeing your pics and reading your report, "one day" is gonna be much sooner now. Also knowing about the Best Western deal is a very valuable tip for rider.

Once again, thanks for sharing.

Isabel - Mrs. Capt. Itch

 

Man you were riding in my backyard...lol

We ride the parkway a lot since I am just at the foot of the mountain.

 

Great trip report. I've been working for two weeks planning a ride next summer down the BRP to the end in the Smokey Mountains. Got it figured out now to spend 4 days on the road and travel about 1500 miles over some of the same roads you mention.

 

Sounds like a great trip, Carroll! With you being in Baltimore, it would be easy to pick up the Skyline Drive at Front Royal, VA and ride it to the beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway, then down to Cherokee. Lots of great riding in the Smokies as well!

 

Pastor John, because we only have 4 days we will bypass the Skyline and hop on the BRP at Waynesboro. I had hoped to ride the Skyline starting in Front Royal but don't think I have the extra day. If we can squeeze an extra day then I'll spend it in the Smokies. I've ridden the Skyline several times in the early 80's on a bike with my late wife and a couple of times in my vette. Never been on the BRP though, and I'm looking forward to it. Your pictures make me want to leave tomorrow instead of next August.