awesome mountain ride last weekend

[Uaintlobusa]

Last Thursday I drove (bike in truck) up to my Brother's house in Alpharetta, GA. Friday morning we rode from there (he has a Yamaha FJR1300) up into NC, and TN. we hit the "wheels through time m/c museum", then across the Blue Ridge Parkway, and into the Great Smoky Mountains national park. We stayed in Townsen Tn.
Sat morning we hit the Foot Hills Parkway, then Deals Gap ! that was very cool, we hung out at the resort for a bit to people (and bike) watch. Then rode the Cherahala Skyway.
then Sunday we hit a bunch of North GA roads.
The mountains were great, so much different that the FLAT land of south Florida.
I will attach some pics..
1st one, LE in my truck on the way

 

[Uaintlobusa]

2nd, my brother with the bikes at the Wheels through time muesum in Maggie Vally TN.

 

[Uaintlobusa]

3rd, me at the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway

 

[Uaintlobusa]

4th, me at entrance to Great Smoky Mountain national park

 

[FAKK2]

Nice pics

 

[Uaintlobusa]

opps...

 

[Uaintlobusa]

entrance to foothills parkway

 

[Relsek]

Very nice, especially the Cherahola, that was my favorite up that way.

 

[Uaintlobusa]

an overlook on the foothills parkway

 

[Uaintlobusa]

Deals Gap resort

 

[Uaintlobusa]

ridding on US129 south of the resort, neer "Fugative turnaround"

 

[Uaintlobusa]

stop on the Cherahala Skyway

 

[Uaintlobusa]

another stop along the Nantahala river

 

[busa1300nut]

Wish I knew you were going to ride in my backyard, I would have taged along.

 

[Uaintlobusa]

We rode about 615 miles over 3 days.. So my LE is only 3 weeks old, and has 1513 miles, and has already been on Deals Gap. It was a very cool trip. We are going to plan another trip for September, possibly to hit the Gap the weekend the FJR's are going to meet up there.

 

[stkr00]

Very Nice

I'm officially jealous now

 

[sccrvettel82]

What rear bag is that? I need one.

 

[#cruncherbusa]

Forgot the official name, but it's a sleek looking Joe Rocket!

Uaintlobusa, makes you want to move doesn't it!

Nice pics! You have to let the NC/SC people know next time so we can join!

 

[CYCLEERIC]

The Wheels thru time museum is awesome . Dale Walker has some really cool stuff in there from the early 1900's . Probably one of the best antique bike collections I have ever seen . He even has some very old auto's there too . We've been there a few times when Dale is given the kids and ladies rides in some of the WWII sidecar bikes . Most of the bikes in his collection still actually run and they keep them that way , not just show pieces....... Gotta love it when someone actually loves motorcycles as much as most of us .

 

[Pipefighter248]

Nice pics.