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My Blue Ridge Parkway Ride 2016

What is it with the weather when you least want it? We started off the morning with fog again delaying my departure for a couple of hours. We made it to Cumberland Falls where Stator thought he could find gold

Stator Looking for Gold by Scott Baker, on Flickr

and then took in the waterfall. I am a little surprised there is still that much water in the river but I guess there was been a good amount of rain lately with the hurricane and all.

Stator and I at Cumberland Falls by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Though I didn't make it to Albuquerque, I did try to make the ride home last for awhile. However, I decided to jump onto the interstate near Lexington and arrived back home with 1,785.6 miles through 6 states over the last 7 days. I definitely want to go again
 
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I went back through and added some pictures to the various days. One thing to add for those who haven't yet made this trip - go. There are so many things to see and do that it's a must. I already am thinking about how to make it back to the top of the Skyway to walk through a fantastic museum and of course try to ride down the Dragon and maybe even Devils Triangle. However, I also want to spend time in Cherokee and, as Steve said, there are some great looking roads off of the Parkway I'd like to visit some time.

I'm so glad I finally completed this ride.
 
Congratulations on completing the journey. Nothing a nice long motorcycle trip to make you want to get back out and do another. Great pics and write-up. Thanks for sharing.
 
Nice thread. I'm glad it finally has a happy ending, Scott.

That sure is beautiful country over there. Thanks for bringing us along with such great photos and ride reports.
 
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