Eric and I made it home from the motorcycle trip. Without a doubt, it was everything we hoped for…4 full days of motorcycle riding under a blue sky, canopied in trees and mountains, with hardly a straight road for miles.
Day One:
Nashville, TN – Asheville, NC.
Riding St. Rt. 129 aka Tail of the Dragon – 318 curves in 11 miles. This road is insane! Eric is a veteran rider and I’d barely call myself “intermediate,” so once we began, I didn’t see him for 20 minutes when I reached the bottom. He was parked and his helmet was off, he’d been done for awhile. You can see a map of this road by looking at the last blog post. Again, insane.
Lookout at the top of The Dragon
After surviving the Deal's Gap, aka the Tail of the Dragon
Self-explanatory?
At the bottom of The Dragon, this is where Harrison Ford jumped out of the tunnel in The Fugitive
Camping in Smoky Mountain National Park – We rolled in around midnight and couldn’t see anything. We were scared of being mulled by a bear. We weren’t, so that was good. In the morning Eric’s battery died. We tied a load-strap from my bike to his, and I pulled him down the road until it jump started. Fairly ridiculous.
Day Two:
Asheville, NC to Pearisburg, VA:
Blue Ridge Parkway – This is an amazingly scenic road that runs all the way to Roanoke, VA. Unfortunately a lot of it is under construction, and it took a long time to really get going. Once we finally did though, it was a blast. Has to be one of the most beautiful rides in the country.
Stayed at a sweet cabin – The family of our road manager’s wife owns a little cabin out in the middle of nowhere, Virginia, and they were gracious enough to let us crash there for the night. It’s an incredible spot that was very relaxing after 2 days of riding. We slept in.
Day Three:
Pearisburg, VA to Huntington, WV
New River Gorge – Riding from Pearisburg to Huntington might have been my favorite part of the trip. There was so much to look at; farmland, mountains, valleys, canyons, and the longest arch bridge in the western hemisphere.
Would you believe they were watch Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on tv?
Day Four:
Huntington, WV to Home – After a delicious and unhealthy breakfast from the infamous Tudor’s Biscuit World, Eric and I went our separate ways. He went home to Nashville, I went up to Ohio. The Buckeye’s season opener was beginning at about the same time I was rolling through Columbus. Traffic was thick. Instead of fighting all the cars, I decided a better use of my time would be to go find a television and watch the game. I did. The buckeyes won. Good deal.
Silver Bridge that crosses from WV to OH. Collapsed in the 60s and was in the movie, Mothman Prophecies.
Bob Evan's Family Farm
So good times were had. I’m ready to do it again in a month when the leaves are changing color. I think I might have to go back work though…oh well. That’ll be fun too.
Just road my Yamaha FZ1 to visit my daughter, Emily. We talked about a men’s spirituality group I joined, and the topic of we discuss often = men taking back our role as a spiritual leader of our families. When I got home she’d sent me the link to the Lead Me video.
Then I logged on to your blog and see you motorcycle trip! I realized we had even more in common. Thanks for the prayer that is Lead Me.
-Ray
I’ve heard “Lead Me” on the radio several times but actually listened to the words today. My hearts cry has been for my husband to lead me and our children in a much stronger way. When I read the lyrics and watched the video about this song I felt as though God heard my cry and that I have something to share with my husband. And, now I have a new way to pray for my husband. :)
Also, you may know about the new movie coming out next year called “Courageous”, (made by the creators of “Fireproof”) which is about husbands and fathers. I immediately thought this would be a great song for that movie. I went to the movies Facebook page and someone had the same thought and suggested “Lead Me” to be in this movie. I pray that God uses this song in a mighty way to reach husbands, wives and families everywhere.
The old home place of Bob Evan’s is close to my house.
I live in gallia county where it is. They have the Farm
Festival there every year. U should go to it some year,
and I have been through the Blue ridge Parkway, it’s very beautyful. I have also been to the silver bridge
& saw the 1st one go down. I’m from soweastern Ohio.
Ihave beeb over tbe gulley bribge many times, ate at
tuders biscut world. As a mater of fact.my cousin goes to
the golley bridge every year & wateches them jump off.