just puttin' around in WNC

fancyindigo,

Sounds great. I've been doing a lot of google maps/earth looking for "places you can't get to from here". There looks like a lot of dead ends roads that might connect if'in we used the rite words, with the rite accent.

Where did you go riding? I did a little solo ride the "last" time I went out....crunched a radiator at 0.5 mph. The front wheel slid out in a muddy spot, and I just stepped off instead of maybe getting hurt or muddy trying to save if. I was laughing as I picked her up....til I saw she was hurt, and I'd be walking. Ordered the new one this morning. Looks like I'll have plenty of time to get her fixed before riding weather returns.

Give me a shout whenever you're thinking of a ride.

I found an outta the way road that eventually had a sign that read "state maintenence ends" on my ride last Saturday. I explored it for a bit but it was covered in wet leaves and tight and I had my supermotos on...I will definitely go back with nobbys! I rode from Elkin to Blowing Rock, 221 past Grandfather, backroads to 80, up 80, down 226A, looped back around..rode up 80 again...parkwy to some unnamed gravel road to Jacksontown Rd, Humpback Mtn. Rd, to Altapass hwy, Spruce Pine...and then realized the sun was getting low in the sky...so I high tailed it back to Elkin via 105/Boone/421/268

I range over in the direction of you guys. A lot. You just described some of my usual roads. Maybe sometime we can arrange something. I was telling some of these folks about Valle Crucis the other day, maybe we can all rally somewhere in that area soon.

Absolutely! Let's!

50*F in December.....

there's a certain road about 5 miles from here I never found the "entrance" to (stupid private property signs), so todays plan is to come from the north, and make a nice ride out of it

Paint Fork













Stucco? :huh



19W





and a new road (for me) - to bad it's all Chip and (no) Seal





damn surface (roughed up asphalt with a layer of gravel)





How's that for an mailing address?









drive-by shots



and a backwards shot (all others are of my helmet too :huh)

More please....

near Spivey Gap



my flair is still "hanging on"







Dead end: I guess they are serious (berm reinforced with logs)



the only water crossing of the day... puddles









19W one-handed is a new one for me







and another new road for me.... that's a "keeper" for sure



75 miles later I finally found the road I was looking for - less than 5 miles from home





I feel better now....

Looks like an awesome day! Glad you found some worthy dirt!

Nice pics! You live in a nice part of our country.

damn! I forgot to put in the obligatory (for ADV) food picture:

well, I am very picky - and that includes where I live

.. baconnnnnnnnnnnnn ..

.. which also brings to mind another fav ..

I love you .. I love bacon .. I love you .. I love bacon .. bacon .. bacon .. bacon .. BACONNN ..

.. lol .. awesome day .. thanks for sharing it with us too ..

Is the road/trail 5 miles from your house private or open to the public? Looks like a good place to ride. Details

BACON:dg

Great shots today! (that's nothing new for you though)

Love the ones of the old cars and buildings!

thanks

normally I don't do anything to my pics (besides cropping or throwing out a lot), but I did play around a bit earlier:

one more car (trying to distract from the background)






same pic as earlier with enhanced colors



some other "try"

Nice pics Cuttle, very nice!

PMR

btw, what's with the Scorpion? ;-)

pm send

That is how it should be!! Take the roundabout way to get where you're going. I REALLY need to get up that way for a couple days.

Got it, thanks.