Heading to Barber, looking for ideas
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We're probably going down for the Vintage Festival in late Sept, early Oct.
Last time we also did Dollywood, the National Corvette Museum, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Anchor bar.
This year my friend wants to do Beale Street, I suggested Mount Airy, so far.
Last time we also did Dollywood, the National Corvette Museum, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Anchor bar.
This year my friend wants to do Beale Street, I suggested Mount Airy, so far.
Are you going through West Virginia? Ghost towns of interest? Nutalburg is close to the New River Gorge and Thurmond is close.
I rode into both places 2up on a Wing. They're HD friendly.
I rode into both places 2up on a Wing. They're HD friendly.
Depending on your route through PA I'd consider the Kinzua bridge collaspe, and the Centralia ghost town.
Are you passing through NC? A fan of the Fugitive movie?
www.atlasobscura.com
These are all places I've been and they all are bike friendly.
The Fugitive Train Wreck
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
www.atlasobscura.com
These are all places I've been and they all are bike friendly.
I can't give you much in the way of points of interest, but if you want any extra twisty roads to ride on your way down, then let me know and I'd be happy to help. Barber is amazing.
Any information on twisty roads would be great. Thanks
I went down to Barber in 2010 for the vintage bike fest and took the 219 all the way down and then the Blue Ridge Parkway / Skyline Drive all the way home. I also scooted over to Mississippi to ride the Natchez Trace. I camped the whole way, with a goal of staying in free campgrounds, since I was poor. While the route links are now dead and I haven't spent the time to fix them, this thread should have some other good background which you might find useful: Ride Report - Toronto to Alabama (Barber Museum)
This thread is a good start for twisty roads: Stateside Roads - the twistier the better!
I will update it one of these days with a lot more roads I have been on since I started that thread, but there's a lot of good info in it as it is.
The following ride reports also have all the best roads I have been on mapped out from Ontario all the way down to the Smoky Mountains.
Ride Report - 2022 Smoky The Dragon
Ride Report - Another rip into the Smoky's
Ride Report - Fall Colours and Twisties - Eastern States
Ride Report - Smoky Mountains
Hope that helps
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Thank you!I went down to Barber in 2010 for the vintage bike fest and took the 219 all the way down and then the Blue Ridge Parkway / Skyline Drive all the way home. I also scooted over to Mississippi to ride the Natchez Trace. I camped the whole way, with a goal of staying in free campgrounds, since I was poor. While the route links are now dead and I haven't spent the time to fix them, this thread should have some other good background which you might find useful: Ride Report - Toronto to Alabama (Barber Museum)
This thread is a good start for twisty roads: Stateside Roads - the twistier the better!
I will update it one of these days with a lot more roads I have been on since I started that thread, but there's a lot of good info in it as it is.
The following ride reports also have all the best roads I have been on mapped out from Ontario all the way down to the Smoky Mountains.
Ride Report - 2022 Smoky The Dragon
Ride Report - Another rip into the Smoky's
Ride Report - Fall Colours and Twisties - Eastern States
Ride Report - Smoky Mountains
Hope that helps
Anytime and ask away if you have any questions.
