Well, the trip went extremely well and only hit 10 minutes of rain in 6 days. I left Thursday 7/20 at 6:00 am from Hampstead, NC headed to the rendezvous point at Front Royal, VA.
Pic 1- Overlook on Skyline Drive VA.
Pic 2- View from my balcony at Peaks of Otter lodge
Pic 3- Richard, Lenny, Myself, and Ray getting ready to chow on the famous Peaks buffet
Pic 4- Overlook on Blue Ridge Parkway VA.
Pics 5- A overlook above an apple orchard on the BRP. between Grand Father Mtn. and Asheville, NC
Pics 6- Morning sunrise from my balcony at Pisgah Inn on the BRP just south of Asheville, NC
Pics 7,8,9&10- highest point on the BRP.
After this we continued on to Cherokee NC and completed the Skyline Drive/BRP trip. From Cherokee we went separate ways and headed home. Total miles for me -1,554.
If you have never been on the BRP add it to your bucket list. There are so many amazing long range views it boggles the mind, but amazingly some of my favorite parts were not long range views but rugged sections between ridges and valleys. I thoroughly enjoy riding with a group but I also recommend riding it alone sometime so you can stop where and whenever you want. Some of my favorite views were not even at an overlook and I would have just pulled off the side of the road and gawked for hours. The southern part between Asheville and Cherokee is so outstanding it is worth waiting for a clear day for your ride.