Bubba Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 ….the Devil's Triangle, the BRP, Roan Mountain, the Snake, and the Back of the Dragon. Wherein two naive boys from the midwest head into the mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina and West Virginia to meet a couple of complete strangers from CraigsList….only to be greeted by the sound of banjos from the shadows of the hollers. DAY 1 Dice and I rolled south Sunday morning toward Lenoir City, TN, outside of Knoxville, to meet up with Bob Summers (BackRoadBob) from somewhere in Arizona and Randall Slone (TexRideStrong) from Dallas, both members of the CraigsList motorcycle forum. They were on a discovery adventure to experience the twisties of the Blue Ridge mountains, as they had heard we easterners had a few curves we were keeping secret from the rest of the riding community. Dice and I slabbed it down 75 to Corbin then jogged west across 90 and 700 to 27 south to Wartburg. Our first stop was at Brushy Mountain State Penitentary (closed in 2009) where the infamous James Earl Ray was incarcerated. We rode the switchbacks of Frozen Head SP and Devil's Triangle (TN116)… I even did a bit of gravel slinging on Walden's Ridge Rd, leaving Dice to fend for himself on 330. …and then on to Lenoir City to meet up with Bob and Randall, reassured that we were staying at the Kings Inn….not the Queens Inn! (Wink, wink, nod, nod) We rode over to a nice upscale boutique bar/bistro called Aubrey's--I rode bitch/squid with Tex--and then sat around on the motel porch later and had a few cold ones to break the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) MoFo Road Show: Day 2 (cont) Took 28 south (Hellbender), with a stop at the Iron Horse Lodge in Stecoah to check out the facilities… ...to Franklin, then across Elijay Rd to 107, then 281/Canada Rd and Charley's Creek and 215 to the BRP, then back down 276 thru Brevard and across the mountain to Caesar's Head SP and on into Lyman, SC, near Spartanburg to meet up with another MoFo, Kyle (Cowboy). View from Caesar's Head SP: Cowboy's ranch in Lyman, SC: Edited July 3, 2015 by Bubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 2015 MoFo Road Show: Day 3 Apparently I suck at photo-documentation, as there are no pics from Day 3, presumably meaning that it really didn't happen. Here's a few screen shots of the route we rode….IF we actually rode it. From Lyman, SC, we rode north on 9 to Lake Lure and then west on 74/Alt 74 past Chimney Rock Sp toward Asheville: We picked up the BRP north to 80, and followed 80 all the way to Bakersville: …and from there across Roan Mountain and on to 421/Shady Valley (Back of the Dragon) to Denton Valley Rd into Abingdon and on to Marion, VA: MoFo Road SHow: Day 4 From Marion, VA, we rode 16 north thru Hungry Mother SP (The Back of the Dragon) to Tazwell and then more back roads to Hamlin, WV. Last pic is my first and only attempt at a selfie, taken at the Moose Lodge in Hamlin, where I split up from Bob and Randall. They continued north to Athens, OH, and I rolled west on 3 and 10 to the AA Hwy and home. Apparently, the Boomer generation is unable to grasp the simple steps to put together a good selfie that the Gen Xers and Gen Y's are so adept at. Notice that there are no duck lips, no ominous sneer, just a scary old guy concentrating on pushing down a little button on a camera…. :lol :lol :lol :bang Rode for 4 days and 1450 miles and didn't experience any rain at all. Great ride with great friends!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) Oops. Screwed up the order of the post. This is the beginning of Day 2 leaving from Lenoir City, TN. MoFo Road Show: Day 2 Bob apparently lives on his motorcycle, because he carries everything he owns with him, including the kitchen sink."Dammit! I know I left that stainless-steel double-bowl Elgin in here somewhere…" Left Lenoir City and rode to the Dragon via back roads (presumably why Bob's handle is what it is….) Obligatory Calderwood Dam overlook pic: Obligatory stop at DGR: Edited July 3, 2015 by Bubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 That's a good, long, haul. Looked like a great ride with some good guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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