On Saturday May 24, got on the motorcycle and rode out to the Blue Ridge Parkway....always found it amazing in North Carolina (and sure to be some photos of it on this blog) when I lived there, this was the first time to explore at least a part of it in Virginia. Nice ride up I-64 to exit 99 which is actually the start of this great road. This was five miles on the road...a Mountain Farm display. This cabin was just one of many buildings...it was very neat. Wandered around and explored this, nice thing was the traffic was light (the whole day) and the weather was absolutely perfect for the ride.It was a great day to explore.
Course the views there are remarkable, and I have more photos both on my Racing with the Wind blog and also on my Photo Page. Just a lot of oh wow moments along the way and a great many rock formations, flowers, animals, and just a remarkable road to ride on (or drive on if four wheels are your thing). While nearby Skyline Drive charges admission, the Blue Ridge Parkway is free and there is a lot of things there to see and do. I found the Virgina side to be every bit as pretty and interesting as its North Carolina counterpart-the road goes one for some 470+ miles into both states. It is really America's epic road.
Got off the Parkway after riding some 60 miles and headed via (near the mountains) a very twisty VA60 to Lynchburg, Va (via another short ride up VA29). This is part of the historic downtown; also a very nice Riverfront there (had lunch there) and a lot of other things to see and do (the War Memorial there is a must see). I did some wandering both on foot and on the bike. Be sure to know though this is a mountain town, and some of it is uphill.
After the visit there, headed back to VA60 and back into Richmond via that road, taking a few stops along the way. All in all covered some 311 miles of very beautiful Virginia which I have been finding is a very fine and wonderful state to explore. I have been on some great rides the last few weeks and got a feeling that the best is yet to come.
Take my word for it though, the Blue Ridge Parkway is well worth a visit to check out the amazing sights to be found there!
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