finally got a working front break (thanks Hun!) - and I am good to go again...
The weekend started out with making Vegan Bavarian Potato Salad - which is an oxymoron by itself

- and all I needed to do is deliver it to some camp-side in the Pisgah Nat. forest. Picked a nice route with a mix of twistiest and gravel....
Downtown Marshall
Sandy Mush
looking towards Willow Creak
top of Willow Creek
Went up 276 to the Parkway, but I didn't take any pics (didn't want the pirates I left behind to catch up with me again

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somewhere around 475B "look mom - no hands"
3 hrs later, I made it! Life is good
Dean picked the perfect camp-side
and after a few adult beverages, very interesting conversations, all of us ended up skinny-dipping at the waterfall.

If you look closely you actually see the waterfall in the background. What a great night and company!!!!
Happy Birthday Julia!!!!