leedavis
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It's snowed every week all winter long in the North Carolina highlands near my place so between the ice, snow, sand, salt and grit it hasn't been worth going up there. But, glory be!... this weekend we saw temps climb to the 60s! HaulinAshe's wife Teri said enough is enough...we're going for a motorcycle ride...or else! Well, the thing is, it snowed in the highlands, yet again, just 3 days prior and 2 days of warmer temps aren't going to clean up a winter's load of mess. What to do?
With Teri's command for bikes bearing down I came up with a loop from my place to Mt Airy that only went to 3000' and that was along NC-18 so the road should be OK even with the salt. Wouldn't you know it - we had a fantastic time and after a long (for these parts) winter it feels like mole people coming out of the ground.
Mt Airy Loop Google Map
We mostly stayed in the foothills, farm country. Kinda stark but still scenic in its own way.
Lunch was at the Gondola Restaurant in Mt Airy. Italian restaurants are funny things. You never know where you're going to find a good one and they can be in the most unlikely places. The Gondola understands that our favorite Italian is peasant food. We like it tasty and plentiful!
Chicken parmesan. Yummy.
HaulinAshe chows down
Teri makes a face.
Trusty GoPro Video camera
You know what's coming next... No ride report is complete without a boring *** video and this is no exception. Here's a 1 1/2 minute clip (a small torture) of us climbing Brushy Mountain south of Wilkesboro. The "mountain" is only 2000' so the road was in good condition.
https://vimeo.com/61552422
A good time! It's raining in the highlands today and is forecast to rain all next weekend through Monday. Maybe, just maybe, there won't be another big snow up there and the roads will get cleaned of crap.
With Teri's command for bikes bearing down I came up with a loop from my place to Mt Airy that only went to 3000' and that was along NC-18 so the road should be OK even with the salt. Wouldn't you know it - we had a fantastic time and after a long (for these parts) winter it feels like mole people coming out of the ground.
Mt Airy Loop Google Map
We mostly stayed in the foothills, farm country. Kinda stark but still scenic in its own way.
Lunch was at the Gondola Restaurant in Mt Airy. Italian restaurants are funny things. You never know where you're going to find a good one and they can be in the most unlikely places. The Gondola understands that our favorite Italian is peasant food. We like it tasty and plentiful!
Chicken parmesan. Yummy.
HaulinAshe chows down
Teri makes a face.
Trusty GoPro Video camera
You know what's coming next... No ride report is complete without a boring *** video and this is no exception. Here's a 1 1/2 minute clip (a small torture) of us climbing Brushy Mountain south of Wilkesboro. The "mountain" is only 2000' so the road was in good condition.
https://vimeo.com/61552422
A good time! It's raining in the highlands today and is forecast to rain all next weekend through Monday. Maybe, just maybe, there won't be another big snow up there and the roads will get cleaned of crap.
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