5/22 – Culture Shock
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5/21 – Fiery like the Surface of the Sun
Taking it easy today. Breakfasting, planning, and a quick twisty ride into Penland School of Craft to poke around. In the evening, I tagged along to with my hosts to a wood firing at their friend, Courtney’s, pottery studio. Bonus drawing: ...
5/20 – Adventure Riding in Multiple Forms
168-ish miles (it’s cold outside and I don’t want to check the odometer). I’m so thankful Don reached out at Elk Mountain Overlook, to ask if I wanted to join him and his friends to ride The Snake. Time of my life, grinning ear to ear! Now safe and...
5/19 – Arnold Valley
122 miles. Thanks to Steve from Clearwater for a chat and a photo of me here, too. This was maybe 10 miles past Otter Creek, and the first place I had cell service. Also, I have a million photos of green hills and blue mountains, thanks, Parkway. Tonight’s destination:...
5/18 – Making Parkway Friends
Mileage: A scant 130, all on one tank of gas. Thank to Kurt for the tip to stop in Buena Vista for some serious banked curves! Wildlife: One electric blue humingbird, the usual hawk type birds, and a tiny lizard with a bright blue tail. Yes, my first reaction...
5/17 – Highs and Lows of Shenandoah
159 miles today. Seven Hills Scooter Club can throw a party. I was feeling a bit rough the next day; smoky from fire, a bit bruised from dumping Rob’s (?) Rattler on the grass, pricker bush damage from a trail joyride with the rally PX200, unshowered except for the...
Plan: Blue Ridge Parkway
So, this is when things start getting new for the scoot. The plan, outbound from DC: Blue Ridge Parkway. One Dogwood Classic Scooter Rally, then 1-2 nights of camping either along the parkway, or a jaunt into the mountains, or Hot Springs, mood and weather depending. Then, arrive at the...
Washington D.C., May 14-16, 2014.
Let me just start by saying this isn’t going to read so much like a tour of America’s capital so much as…Grace and I hang out and hit some bars. We know each other from middle school, and I’ve visited her in DC many times (even by scoot), so...
5/16 – Taiwanese Lunch Extravaganza!
Grace was headed to PA for the weekend, for an epic celebration of a family member’s 90th birthday. This being a Chinese celebtration, obviously obscene amounts of food would be required. I was merely lucky enough to tag along for the warm up in Rockville, MD, where there’s better...
Philadelphia, PA, May 11-14, 2014.
I took the free-est route out of the city: Brooklyn Bridge to Holland Tunnel, then on the Pulaski Skyway out of Newark. The Giraffe met up with me in Elizabeth, NJ, and we rode down Rt 1 till the tolls stopped, and Interstated the rest of the way. I...