Nice motorcycle ride. Have not posted to this blog for a while...been a lot of exciting things going on with the new girlfriend (who is really wonderful) but did take a ride on the Kawasaki to The Blue Ridge Parkway. Lots of great color in the trees, nice day (not too cold which is wild for late October) and some great things to see.
This is a mountain farm up in the parkway, have some more photos of the trip on the Racing with the Wind blog, but it was a fantastic thing to do.
Love fall, it is a wonderful time to ride, and a fun time in Richmond and beyond. Good trip and a lot of smiles from beginning to end.
Took this photo at a pulloff on I-64 near the Parkway (as noted a lot of views from up there on the motorcycle blog) but this is a beautiful view of the whole area. Just a great place to go and nice that it is so close. Much like Carolina its not too far here to the sea or to the mountains.
Traffic was not as bad there or on the way as I expected, and that was a happy thing to find as well.
Made a stop in Charlottesville, but with all the fall events and homecoming at UVA traffic there WAS a bit bad. Due to lines there, did not get to eat at Michie Tavern which like this mill is a very old building (dating to the late 1700's) but did wander around a bit and check them out. I ate lunch nearby and got back on the road.
It was a good ride..some 258 miles (some 60 of which were on the Parkway checking out the leaves and the views) but a great time.
Look forward to this every year and was glad I got to do it here in 2014. Fall is one of my favorite times of year, and looking forward to the days ahead.
