Published by Tank on 23 Aug 2005
I found a couple of pictures on the internet that people took of us when we were riding Deals Gap. One guy, Bill Boyd, took our pictures as we were heading down Deals Gap all loaded up with the camping gear. Killboy.com took a couple of pictures while Jim and I were talking to the guy on the Vstrom on the Dragon. I wish I could remember that guys name. Maybe he will check the web site and send me an email!
Published by Tank on 16 Aug 2005
Well, the Blue Ridge Parkway ride is over. It ended up being even better than I imagined it would be. My favorite part was Deals Gap, and my second favorite was the Skyline Drive. We ended up doing 1800 miles in 5 days, 900 freeway miles and 900 twisty miles. We were pretty beat up when we got home at about 3:00AM on Monday. The North Carolina portion of the Parkway was just spectacular. The middle portion was extremely nice, but it was not as breathtaking as the southern portion or Skyline Drive. We came very close to hitting a couple of bears in the road on Skyline Drive and this was the first time I ever saw a bear in the wild. Go to the past rides pictures here to see the parkway pictures.
