Men's Fall Trip 2015 w/more pics

[the Ferret]

Bob, it handles it just fine. Just another day of riding lol

OK so the next morning we decide to ride 2 notable rides..the "Devils Whip or Devils Staircase" (heard it called both) N.C. Rt 80 from Rt 70 north to the BRP and then the Murder Mountain Loop a combination of curvy roads that goes up into Tennessee thru Roan Mountain State Park and back down to Little Switzerland

Rt 80 The Devils whatever was indeed a Devilish Road, newly paved at the bottom, it was a sinuously delightful romp back and forth, pretty tight and technical

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as soon as we finished that it started drizzling so we stopped and donned rain gear. From here on, up into Tennessee and back to the hotel, it would be the Murder Mountain Loop

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The drizzling soon stopped and we pulled over and got out of the rain gear. The rest of the ride up to Roan Mountain and back was great, clear and sunny. On the way back we stopped at a little town called Spruce Pine and looked up a little place called the Tropical Grill, also recommended by Mike and Lynn at our hotel. They served tropical food and the owners were from Columbia and made some wild stuff. Highly recommended if you like that kind of food.

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Very colorful, kind of spicy. Here's my brother's grilled Tilapia Tacos (I had a turkey and ham club sandwich which made the owners wife shake her head lol). They had home made salsa, guacamole, and some other blended veggie goup that was hotter than the salsa that Randy and Jimmy liked a lot.

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after returning to the hotel, Randy and Jimmy decided to rest up so B and I went out and did the Diamondback (backwards this time)..down the big sweeper hill and up the tight technical hill

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For you guys that followed me at the rally and think I'm smooth and fast, you should follow B. He is such a talented rider. Much faster and smoother than his old man. Just a pleasure to ride behind and watch.

A warning sign to truckers who think they might like to take this road. The Skyline Inn, our hotel, is about 100 yards directly beyond this sign on the right.

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We ate dinner again at Mountain View Inn and here is the view from our table. I was actually still full from lunch and just had sweet tea and pumpkin pie. Man, it was good.

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Mileage for today was 158.

more to come