08-05-2025, 11:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-05-2025, 11:13 AM by misterprofessionality.)
"deltamark
I'm planning to make it there for a few nights with Hank, my canine monkey, although we'll be staying at a different hotel. Look forward to seeing everyone at the evening round circle chats! "
that is awesome to hear! We always look forward to the sidecar rig showing up! which hotel did you pick? There's one RIGHT next door to the Comfort Suites that some folks are picking.
Ride Day 4
This route was so good I rode it twice! But it was the hardest one in terms of finding food. Both of my first choice restaurants turned out to be problematic for a number of reasons. However, that's just a minor detail. Pay it no mind, because this ride is peak fun!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gtUuYsqxChTxbfPo6
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We're going to use a series of scenic and comfortable country roads like 93 and 347 to get from Kingsport to Rogersville, where we will take advantage of the famous Red Dog loop. This map consists of two excellent joyride roads back to back, in Route 66 and Route 70. We will cross the downtown area to pick up 66 first, and follow it North until we find our way to Sneedville and eventually Jonesville, VA. There will be rest stops both before and after this road, because this is the kind of road that gets the blood up, and Rests are not to be found anywhere along 70. When we leave Jonesville, we'll be on the roller coaster non stop until we get to our Lunch spot, the Hoot N Hollar Cafe, just north of Rogersville. After lunch things will get a lot more relaxing, as we'll cross Rogersville once again and follow 70 farther down until it connects to the Horton Highway, ending on another relaxing country road. All told this 154 Mile route is a Moderate challenge and distance (taking into account how late in the week this route will be). I wanted to put this one late in the week because It really was designed to showcase the character of Tennessee as a riding destination, rather than dragging you to different states for every ride.
Stay tuned for my upcoming post on the last ride of the Rally, Day 5.
I'm planning to make it there for a few nights with Hank, my canine monkey, although we'll be staying at a different hotel. Look forward to seeing everyone at the evening round circle chats! "
that is awesome to hear! We always look forward to the sidecar rig showing up! which hotel did you pick? There's one RIGHT next door to the Comfort Suites that some folks are picking.
Ride Day 4
This route was so good I rode it twice! But it was the hardest one in terms of finding food. Both of my first choice restaurants turned out to be problematic for a number of reasons. However, that's just a minor detail. Pay it no mind, because this ride is peak fun!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gtUuYsqxChTxbfPo6
We're going to use a series of scenic and comfortable country roads like 93 and 347 to get from Kingsport to Rogersville, where we will take advantage of the famous Red Dog loop. This map consists of two excellent joyride roads back to back, in Route 66 and Route 70. We will cross the downtown area to pick up 66 first, and follow it North until we find our way to Sneedville and eventually Jonesville, VA. There will be rest stops both before and after this road, because this is the kind of road that gets the blood up, and Rests are not to be found anywhere along 70. When we leave Jonesville, we'll be on the roller coaster non stop until we get to our Lunch spot, the Hoot N Hollar Cafe, just north of Rogersville. After lunch things will get a lot more relaxing, as we'll cross Rogersville once again and follow 70 farther down until it connects to the Horton Highway, ending on another relaxing country road. All told this 154 Mile route is a Moderate challenge and distance (taking into account how late in the week this route will be). I wanted to put this one late in the week because It really was designed to showcase the character of Tennessee as a riding destination, rather than dragging you to different states for every ride.
Stay tuned for my upcoming post on the last ride of the Rally, Day 5.