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August 4, 2014 · 8:00 am

Journeys in Space: An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 35!

An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 35!

A sublime trip through the Blue Ridge mountains, but is a demonstration of the principle of "conservation of misery" we pay for it at the end of the day with a trip to the purgatory of Lynchburg VA.

A sublime trip through the Blue Ridge mountains, but in a demonstration of the principle of “conservation of misery” we pay for it at the end of the day with a trip to the purgatory of Lynchburg VA.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is… Sublime!
A quick return to Purgatory on the road to Lynchburg VA…
Downtown Lynchburg VA is a hoax! It’s like Twin Falls ID, there’s no “there” there!

Summary:
Date: July 27, 2014
Departure Location: Tunnel Road Asheville NC
Arrival Location: 2815 Candler’s Moutain Road
Total Miles: 337 miles
Total travel time: 10:24 hours
Total miles/total travel time: 32 mph
Number of States: 2 (North Carolina, Virginia)
Number of Watersheds: 4 (Santee River, Mississippi River – Ohio Division, Roanoke River, James River)
Stops: 2 (Blowing Rock NC (lunch, gas), Fancy Gap NC (cold drinks, leg stretch)
Weather: Sunny, AM; Sunny, threat of showers PM
Temperature: 7:00 AM (Ashville NC) 63 ͦ F, 12:00 Noon (Blowing Rock NC) 86 ͦ F, 7:00 PM (Lynchburg VA, NC) 83 ͦ F
Lodging: Best Western Inn of Lynchburg, Lynchburg VA
Restaurants: Foggy Rock Eatery & Pub (lunch), Blowing Rock NC; Cockerham Food Mart, (cold drink, gas) Fancy Gap VA, Little Caesar’s, Arby’s (take-out dinner), Lynchburg VA

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August 3, 2014 · 4:00 pm

Journeys in Space: An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 34!

An Excellent Motorcycle Adventure! Day 34!

A beautiful ride today through the Smokey Mountains to Asheville NC. We run into some alternate worlds after experiencing Lodging Anxiety and the Cinderella Syndrome

A beautiful ride today through the Smokey Mountains to Asheville NC. We run into some alternate worlds after experiencing Lodging Anxiety and the Cinderella Syndrome

On the road again, through the Smokey Mountains to Asheville NC… this time with friends…
Lodging in Alternate Worlds: Lodging Anxiety and the Cinderella Syndrome

Summary:
Date: July 26, 2014
Departure Location: 154 Intracoastal Road, Madison AL
Arrival Location: 31 Woodfin Street, Asheville NC
Arrival Location in Alternate Worlds: 22 Woodfin Street, Asheville NC
Arrival Location in Alternate Worlds: Tunnel Road Asheville NC
Arrival Location in Alternate Worlds: Old Haywood Road
Total Miles: 334 miles (+/- 10 miles depending on alternate worlds)
Total travel time: 10.25 hours
Total miles/total travel time: 33 mph
Number of States: 3 (Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina)
Number of Watersheds: 1 (Mississippi River – Tennessee River Division)
Stops: 3 (Chattanooga TN (lunch, gas), Murphy NC (cold drinks, leg stretch), Slyva NC (gas, cold drink, leg stretch)
Weather: Sunny, AM; Sunny, PM
Temperature: 7:00 AM (Madison AL) 78 ͦ F, 12:00 Noon (Chattanooga TN) 94 ͦ F, 7:00 PM (Slyva, NC) 92 ͦ F
Lodging: Renaissance Hotel, Four Points Sheraton, Mountaineer Inn, Sleep Inn Biltmore West, Ashville NC
Restaurants: Tacqueria Jalisco (lunch), Chattanooga TN; Parker’s Drug Store (cold drink, Murphy NC; PJ’s Fast Food Mart (cold drink, gas) Sylva NC; Red Lobster (dinner), Universal Joint (dinner); Bouchon (dinner) , Asheville NC

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