You don't own a phone??A GPS would have been nice but was not in the budget.
You don't own a phone??
I did a route though Adirondacks to Maine and then south down Deals Gap and back home via Kentucky and Ohio if you are interested. As many twisty roads as I could fit in. Let me know if that is kinda what you are looking for and I'll get you the routes.
the phone stayed in my topbox powered off, much like my current phone does.
I am curious though if you found any good stuff in Ohio or was it just a means to an end?
Hey, I haven't forgotten about this. Reality has set in and it's been quite hectic for me. The general answer to this is yes.
I am curious though if you found any good stuff in Ohio or was it just a means to an end?
I liked Ohio and thought it was totally worth riding. It didn't have the big scenery of the Adirondacks, or the higher elevations of the Smoky's, but the rolling hills there that meander through farm country are really interesting and provide a lot of cool photo stops of the old barns and wide open scenery. The roads are generally in amazing shape and are on the narrow side. Because the landscape is quite hilly there, there are so many twisty roads worth exploring, especially to the northeast and northwest of Marietta. I know a few people who have zigged when they should have zagged out in Ohio, mostly because of the tight corners that can sneak up on if you aren't paying attention. I would recommend you check it out on your way home instead of just bombing along the interstate or some other faster moving road that offers no thrills.
Here's a route for you to get to Maine, then head southwest towards Boone. North Carolina over a few days, not knowing how long you ride in a day or what kind of stuff you are interested in. It's low in the time spent riding the interstate and higher on the twisty, scenic or interesting roads, with some good places to stop and go for a hike or whatever along the way.
Toronto to Portland, Maine: https://goo.gl/maps/Pvs6Rn1rpWv - 1100km/15hrs
(passing by Tracy road, Whiteface Mtn/Lake Placid, Mount Washington Auto Road, Evans Notch, Hurricane Mtn Road, Whitehorse Gear)
Portland, Maine to Front Royal Virginia: https://goo.gl/maps/oR13mz1BFG92 - 1250km/15hrs
(passing by the NY97 'Hawks Nest', PA125/Goldmine Rd, and plenty of nice backroads for most of this entire stretch)
Front Royal, Virginia to Boone, North Carolina: https://goo.gl/maps/bm87mzk7aJP2 - 900km/13hrs
(passing by Skyline Drive, BRP, VA311, VA16, US421, US58 - a nice and twisty route overall)
I'll get you the rest of the route over to Nashville later when I have a bit of time and update this post with it so they are all together.
Routes updated in post #11 above - safe trip!
Personally I get more drained riding boring roads, so I can ride longer days of twisty roads with less mental effort - but I stop more to take pictures because the scenery is nicer.