Blue Ridge Parkway

Days on the road: 3
Day mileage: 200
JF total mileage: 2653
Gale total mileage: 1121
States/Provinces: Tennessee, North Carolina

We left Pigeon Forge around 9:00 and rode through Great Smoky Mountain National Park to Cherokee where we started the Blue Ridge Parkway. LOTS of curves, incredible scenery and views, many tunnels. Windy and cold in the mountains – that is NOT a complaint. We’re both so glad to be out of the heat.

This first part of the Parkway is very mountainous so it was slow going. Now that we are out of the heat we can start camping and Julian Price Memorial Park had been recommended to us at the park ranger station – it’s absolutely gorgeous camping.

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    RandyM

    Good on ya! BRP is, as you noted, slow but beautiful. They are particular about the speed limit, and lots of bikes go through there, so beware!
    Glad you got away from the Texas Heat, it is wilting for riders and rides.
    Stay safe, keep up the excellent website, and enjoy each moment!
    R
    (ps, won’t be making my run to the NE this summer – things happen!)

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