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On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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https://youtu.be/KXUoyCTYm0U

4 of us ride together every week, call ourselves the CPRs [ Carolina Pro Riders ] which sounds better than old farts. All retired ,pushing and over 70 and ride at least 10 Kmiles a year. And we enjoy all roads even though they sometimes are a challenge to our street bikes.


03-26-2015, 12:50 AM
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RE: On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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No wonder you put knobbies on your CB lol


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RE: On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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That's a good road. For the most part, easy corners with no hairpins. I guees the spring foliage is yet to return to the trees. Or has that area been hit hard by bushfire? I must Google up Blowing Rock to learn a little about it - timber, dairy, tourism?

Once again, good vid and thanks for posting it. I really enjoy looking at where you blokes ride.

Cheers


03-26-2015, 07:48 AM
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RE: On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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Nice video and a well groomed dirt road. Is the paved road US321?


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RE: On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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Done:

[url=http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing_Rock,_North_Carolina]Blowing Rock

And not that far from Robinsville. Whetting my appetite.

Cheers


03-26-2015, 09:36 AM
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RE: On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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What the others said.


03-26-2015, 02:49 PM
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RE: On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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(03-26-2015, 07:48 AM)Pterodactyl_imp Wrote: That's a good road. For the most part, easy corners with no hairpins. I guees the spring foliage is yet to return to the trees. Or has that area been hit hard by bushfire? I must Google up Blowing Rock to learn a little about it - timber, dairy, tourism?

Once again, good vid and thanks for posting it. I really enjoy looking at where you blokes ride.

Cheers
Spring is just beginning, and it is colder in the mountains than where I live in Gaffney SC. Tourism is the main draw there.
(03-26-2015, 08:49 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: Nice video and a well groomed dirt road. Is the paved road US321?

Yes, that is 321.
(03-26-2015, 09:36 AM)Pterodactyl_imp Wrote: Done:

[url=http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing_Rock,_North_Carolina]Blowing Rock

And not that far from Robinsville. Whetting my appetite.

Cheers

Come on up and I'll show you some roads that make the Dragon look like a freeway!


03-27-2015, 02:53 AM
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On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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That sounds interesting.


03-27-2015, 07:24 AM
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RE: On a dirt road to Blowing Rock NC
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How 'bout NC80 between Marion, NC and the Blue Ridge Parkway.


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(03-28-2015, 09:30 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: How 'bout NC80 between Marion, NC and the Blue Ridge Parkway.

That's one and the rest of 80 from the blue ridge north across US 19. And how about NC 226A


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