Route suggestions, stops? - Page 2

 


Natchez Trace Parkway is pretty cool if you have time to deal with the low
speed limits.

--
Old Crow
'82 FLTC(P) 92"
'87 FLTC
'61 F-100 302/C-6
BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM

 


nospam@home.com wrote:

I have had the Natchez Trace on my "to-do" list for a while, but can't seem
to be in a place to make it fit on my routes. If I were you, that'd be my
first leg.

If, however, you go through AL, here are some other covered bridges:

http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbal.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alabama_covered_bridges


I stopped at the Horton Mill bridge on the way to MAMBM one year.
Obviously, I wasn't on a direct route from FL. I stopped in B'ham to see my
son the first night, then stumbled upon this bridge enroute to the Geo
Dickle distillery.


--
Bill C.  "I am NOT lost... I'm *exploring*"

 

nospam@home.com wrote:


Any Cherohala/BRP/Skyline Drive end to enders here? If so, was it
worthwhile, or did you get bored (same thing, 'nother mile) after a while
and make your way to an interstate? If you made it the whole way, how many
days did it take?

I'd like to do it for the sake of the accomplishment, and the scenery of
course.

I'm heading to St. Pete, FL in May to drive my mom back to New England. I
can either fly down and make the E2E run with her south to north, or ride
down, go it from north to south, and trailer the bike back some other route
if she's unwilling (which I doubt).

Or go completely insane, and do it both ways. :-)

--
Steve Paul
EKIII, BS284
'93 FXRS-C "Mule"
No salt, No plans

 

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:45:11 -0400, "Steve Paul"


    I've done the Skyline Drive/BRP run end to end.  Took 2.5/3
days.  If you've never done it, it's one of those things you should
do.  That being said, it *is* a parkway.  Speed is 45, scenery is
mostly great, cops/rangers are common.  Hwy. 221 parallels & crosses
back & forth if you want a taste of non-parkway road.

    Cherohala is another "parkway".  It gets a lot of press, &
I've ridden it too.  The scenery is good, but I didn't enjoy the
Cherohala as much as other places in the Smokeys.


    Not sure I completely understand about "trailer if she's
unwilling".  Unwilling to ride with you, or unwilling to trailer the
parkways with you?  Either way, doing it both ways (ride down,
ride/trailer back) isn't a bad idea.  If you have the time there's
plenty to see & do for both of you in both directions.

Jinks ('86FXRS, '07FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

 

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:45:11 -0400, "Steve Paul"


Several people I have met from Eastern TN say there are many roads
with the same type of challenge/scenery and with much less
traffic/cops/idiots.

I saw a neat video clip on the news about it this morning...Seem some
guy cagin it came around a curve and was watchin the crowd and not the
rockslide that had blocked the road!!!  He bounced around pretty good!

danl