You have to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway in Va
The Blue Ridge Parkway in Western Virginia is a total hoot to drive. The vistas are incredible and the road is well paved and smooth. The only drawbacks are the 45mph speed limit and the fact that it is one narrow lane each way. Of course the road is challenging and the views are so nice that you do not mind slowing down. We dia bout 70 miles on it around the Floyd area and it was very nice. Make sure to stop at the Chateau Morrisette for lunch and to pick up a case or two of their incredible wines.
We also drove back to Salem, Va on Twelve 'O Clock Knob Road going through and over the mountains. That road was a total joy! reverse camber curves double and triple curves going up and down the mountains. I had the suspension in the Suburban (yes I had the truck) WORKING as I went from left to right and back again. I just wish I had the BMW or John's 560 SEL for that road as I could have really carved up the mountain. As it was I had fun and got a good workout! I love the south western part of Virginia! Heck , we even got to take the big 'Burban off pavement as we churned up some of the dirt , and I mean dirt, not gravel, roads in the area :D All I can say is YEE HAW! |
Floyd County is one of my favorite places. I lived there many moons ago. I commuted to Roanoke on the Parkway in my 1973 MGB. They enforce that 45 mph speed limit, so I racked up a bunch of points on my driving record, but it was still a sweet commute. During the summer months I would leave the hot, sticky Roanoke Valley which is about 900 feet above sea level. My house was at about 2,400 feet. About half way up, it felt like someone turned on the air conditioning.
What a great place. |
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BRP Milepost 171.5
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I drove from Charlotte to DC last Friday and thought about detouring to do that drive.
I decided not to. I didn't want to add another 3 or so hours to an already 7 hour trip. One day I would like to do that though. Danny |
I can't take more than 10-15 miles of that at a time, in spite of how beautiful the scenery is. It usually lulls me to sleep.
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curvy mountain roads do the exact opposite to me.. it's the straight roads that are booooooooooooring. |
Dont get a ticket though, I hear the minimum in Va is $1000.00 for moving violation.
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We drove the skyline drive (northmost leg of the blue ridge) last fall in the 560SEL. Stayed in a log cabin for the weekend, drove up the mountain each day.
Jim |
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If not, punch in 287 Winery Road in Floyd, Va. That should take you right there. A word of caution, though, if the GPS tries to take you on the local roads and not the BRP be prepared for dirt and gravel surfaces not a place for an SL :eek: Their website is http://www.thedogs.com/ It is well worth the $50 to join their 'Kennel Club' I saved more than that with the 20% discount they gave me. You also get the discount on online purchases and when they have one of their open houses, you get 30% off! |
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Did you ever do the 12 o'clock knob road run... I bet that would have been a blast in a 'B'! In the Suburban it was challenging but damn fun! The MBCA local should get them to close that road one day and run a rally up there :D |
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Another great place to drive, at least back in the 1980s, was in the Catawba Valley on west side of I-81. Lots of nooks and crannies back there. |
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I'm feeling the need for a road trip. |
That 45 mph speed limit probably saved my life more than a few times, camping down the BRP after the Deer Creek and RFK shows, heading to Charlotte after the four day break in Spring Tour.
Swede--where yat? You are probably the only one here that knows what I am talking about:cool:;) Prettier in NC though, IMO. Although I am an AVID hunter, I resolved never to take a bear while sitting on an overlook at 3 am with a spotlight (when the first 1M candlepower ones came out and they were still novelties) near looking glass falls in 1990 or so, looking down into a valley at a black bear sow with three cubs going about their business. At that moment in time and still very vividly in my memory, they just struck me as too close to humans in their mannerisms that I had no desire to kill one. |
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