Ride Report Out to the Smokys - Lots of Photos
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Day 4 continued-
A view of the Smokeys at 40 mph.
Coasting down the hill into Cherokee...
Just puttin along...
...you can see we're riding pretty easy this morning...I'm at 40.3 mpg for the last 60 miles or so.
Mary in the Mirror.
We do hit a few curves fast...this one was at 75 mph, but the FJR was still pulling away from me without even trying.
Stopped at another scenic pull-out, got a photo of me and Mary.
Back hitting a few curves at 70 mph+...
...you can see in this one Ray is getting close to dragging a peg.
This is a really fun section of road before getting to Deals Gap.
A section of the river had a pretty good layer of fog hanging right above the water.
More coming soon.
Kevin
A view of the Smokeys at 40 mph.
Coasting down the hill into Cherokee...
Just puttin along...
...you can see we're riding pretty easy this morning...I'm at 40.3 mpg for the last 60 miles or so.
Mary in the Mirror.
We do hit a few curves fast...this one was at 75 mph, but the FJR was still pulling away from me without even trying.
Stopped at another scenic pull-out, got a photo of me and Mary.
Back hitting a few curves at 70 mph+...
...you can see in this one Ray is getting close to dragging a peg.
This is a really fun section of road before getting to Deals Gap.
A section of the river had a pretty good layer of fog hanging right above the water.
More coming soon.
Kevin
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Thank you.
Glad you're enjoying...still have some more photo's to post.
You're going to love the area, it is amazingly picturesque.
Kevin
You're going to love the area, it is amazingly picturesque.
Kevin
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You're in for a treat, tons of great roads and scenery. Careful on the Dragon...not everyone stays in their own lane!
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Day 4 Continued-
Absolutely breathtaking views everywhere we look-
We got stuck behind this slow moving Tri-Glide. You could tell he was pushing it as fast as he was comfortable...he just does not know what his trike is capable of doing.
I was a bit surprised that he did not pull over in one of the many turn-outs to let the traffic behind him pass.
We stopped here for lunch...ate in a really nice (LARGE) picnic area they have. Totally forgot to take any photos. Nice place with motorcycle stalls that are equipped with motorcycle cleaning supplies.
Back riding...toward the Dragon.
My "Perfect Road" & the Tri-Glide just eats it up.... Curved, Banked and Uphill-
Translated- This sign means- Be Careful, but there is FUN AHEAD!
The beginning of The Dragon....from the opposite direction of yesterday.
Curve after curve....
followed by More Curves.
318 curves later, we are on the other side of the Dragons Tail.
There was a friendly Canadian hanging out in the pull-out. We traded him a beer for taking our pic.
More coming soon.
Kevin
Absolutely breathtaking views everywhere we look-
We got stuck behind this slow moving Tri-Glide. You could tell he was pushing it as fast as he was comfortable...he just does not know what his trike is capable of doing.
I was a bit surprised that he did not pull over in one of the many turn-outs to let the traffic behind him pass.
We stopped here for lunch...ate in a really nice (LARGE) picnic area they have. Totally forgot to take any photos. Nice place with motorcycle stalls that are equipped with motorcycle cleaning supplies.
Back riding...toward the Dragon.
My "Perfect Road" & the Tri-Glide just eats it up.... Curved, Banked and Uphill-
Translated- This sign means- Be Careful, but there is FUN AHEAD!
The beginning of The Dragon....from the opposite direction of yesterday.
Curve after curve....
followed by More Curves.
318 curves later, we are on the other side of the Dragons Tail.
There was a friendly Canadian hanging out in the pull-out. We traded him a beer for taking our pic.
More coming soon.
Kevin
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Day 4 Concluded-
Headed back to Townsend via the Foothills Parkway.
Almost to the Parkway...
...enjoying the curves.
Soon after this it began raining, so Mary tucked the camera away. No more pics for Day 4.
Day 5-
There was a steady, but light rain most of the morning. Last night we had some heavy rains and wind. Tore the roof off the Subway across the road!
Mid morning in the parking lot-
Paul holding forth...don't remember about what, but babygirl thought it was funny.
After it had stopped raining we decided to go for a ride into the Smokeys...deciding at some point to have a memorial service for Larry.
There are two routes into the hills from Townsend, they were both closed due to the wind last night blowing down trees into the road.
So we stopped at the river, near the turn off to Cades...
It was the perfect spot. We spent some time remembering Larry, each of us dispersing some of his ashes into the river.
All the roads are closed, so we took a bit more time and headed back to Townsend.
The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent remembering Larry and telling stories. No pics.
The ride home for Mary and I will be posted up next.
Kevin
Headed back to Townsend via the Foothills Parkway.
Almost to the Parkway...
...enjoying the curves.
Soon after this it began raining, so Mary tucked the camera away. No more pics for Day 4.
Day 5-
There was a steady, but light rain most of the morning. Last night we had some heavy rains and wind. Tore the roof off the Subway across the road!
Mid morning in the parking lot-
Paul holding forth...don't remember about what, but babygirl thought it was funny.
After it had stopped raining we decided to go for a ride into the Smokeys...deciding at some point to have a memorial service for Larry.
There are two routes into the hills from Townsend, they were both closed due to the wind last night blowing down trees into the road.
So we stopped at the river, near the turn off to Cades...
It was the perfect spot. We spent some time remembering Larry, each of us dispersing some of his ashes into the river.
All the roads are closed, so we took a bit more time and headed back to Townsend.
The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent remembering Larry and telling stories. No pics.
The ride home for Mary and I will be posted up next.
Kevin