We rolled out a little later this morning to allow time for the air temp to rise. Jessi, Kristin, Kat, Justin and I headed out on a 70mi loop that took us into Fontana Village then down along the Cheoa and Little Tennessee rivers before heading back up into Robbinsville and over Stecoah Gap. It was an amazing route today - we spent a lot of time riding along the river bank just taking in some pretty incredible scenery and enjoying the warm sun on our backs. Not quite a perfect ride but it sure was good.
At one point we rolled into a service station at the base of the Tail of the Dragon, a super tight curvy stretch of Highway 129 that has 318 curves in 11mi. We didn't actually ride on it - that probably would've ranked right up there with the morning commute on Milwaukee Avenue in terms of carnage potential. Given my proclivity for motion sickness it was a wise choice to forego the dragon today, or for that matter, any day.
Tomorrow we'll be heading out to ride after checking out the kayak races on the Nantahala River in the morning. Only one more day of riding to go before we head back to the snowy Midwest on Sunday morning. I hear it's pretty nasty back home - looks to be a week for riding the Frankenbike.
At one point we rolled into a service station at the base of the Tail of the Dragon, a super tight curvy stretch of Highway 129 that has 318 curves in 11mi. We didn't actually ride on it - that probably would've ranked right up there with the morning commute on Milwaukee Avenue in terms of carnage potential. Given my proclivity for motion sickness it was a wise choice to forego the dragon today, or for that matter, any day.
Tomorrow we'll be heading out to ride after checking out the kayak races on the Nantahala River in the morning. Only one more day of riding to go before we head back to the snowy Midwest on Sunday morning. I hear it's pretty nasty back home - looks to be a week for riding the Frankenbike.
