Ride Report: Blue Ridge Parkway, Oct 9-11, 2010 - Page 3

ontwo · 10-12-2010, 10:43 AM

Looks like a good time.

Switch · 10-12-2010, 11:56 AM

You guys that rode it might wanna check this out:

http://brpfoundation.org/end-to-end/

Trip · 10-12-2010, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonesaw

Where was the first camp site at?

you asked me this last night and I sent it to you. We camped at Montebello Campground the first night and Doughton Park the second.

Switch · 10-12-2010, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

you asked me this last night and I sent it to you. We camped at Montebello Campground the first night and Doughton Park the second.

I feel like garbage today. Sorry.

Trip · 10-12-2010, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonesaw

You guys that rode it might wanna check this out:

http://brpfoundation.org/end-to-end/

That's awesome, submitted my application.

ontwo · 10-12-2010, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trip

I got to add that the woodsman decided to have a conversation with his wife and two people who showed up at like 1am so loud the entire campsite heard them. They were literally 3 feet from my tent when they did this too. The two women in the group had the most annoying laughs. After about 2 mins of this, some redneck somewhere far away in the campground yells out "WHAT PART OF IT'S QUIET TIME DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND!" Fred didn't tell us til the next morning, but you sign something saying you will be quiet after like 10 or 11 when you check in. Well they spend 5 minutes debating if he is talking to them in hushed voices and then proceed with their conversation about bullshit. After about 15 minutes of this I am getting pissed and about to yell something at them when the same redneck makes sure they understand his point by yelling at them again. They thank god decide to go to bed. About 3am, someone lost a dog that was going ape shit and it ran by my tent and they chased them through the campground yelling "shhhhhh!" At about 4 am, some kid decided it would be a good time to start screaming and it took awhile to shut the little bastard up. At about 5-6, some people started waking up, so I didn't get much sleep. I am a light sleeper.

The second night was worse though, it was really windy that night and we slept under trees. The leaves/acorns were falling all night and a big branch landed right on top my tent and scared the ever living shit out of me.

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Originally Posted by eBBs15

this is EXACTLY why I like primitive camping in random locations not at camp grounds... when I want sleep... I want SLEEP!

though KOA's are very good about keeping people quiet

I fucking hate campgrounds. After a miserable night at one near the Ocoee, I swore I would never do that again. It was almost the exact same as Trip's version. Only mine had drunken college kids complete with fights and all

the chi · 10-12-2010, 12:21 PM

Looks like a great time.

Trip · 10-13-2010, 12:13 PM

Eventually we made it into North Carolina and at our stop for the night, Doughton Park.

We camped under some trees, which ended up being stupid because leaves, acorns, massive branches fell on my tent the entire night and I was once again forced to go without much sleep.

It was nice and secluded at night though, we scanvenged for brush.

Note: don't bring jealous KLR riders with you, as this one tried to attack me on this night.

This campsite was really awesome though, only thing they didn't have that I missed was a shower. I tried to take a shower in the sink of the restroom, but the only other dude in the campsite decided to walk into the bathroom as I was almost naked. It was awkward. My friends saw him coming and knew what I was doing, but thought it would be more hilarious if they let him find me naked instead of warning me. Great friends...

We took off from Doughton on 10-11 and headed to Bluff Mountain overlook just 2 miles down the road.

It was worth the stop.

We said goodbye to Fred, the KLR rider, here as he had to make his way back to Maryland. Sucks he couldn't end to end it with us.

The rest of the day is kind of a blur. It was filled with lots of views and beautiful fall colors, here is a small collection of pics I took from that day.

I didn't any great shots of grandfather mountain or craggly gardens, but those were two of my favorite spots of the whole trip. We were being really time concious on this day, because we piddled around too much the day before and it took us a lot longer to do half of the BRP than we thought. So we limited our stops on this day to make sure we got home at a decent time. I really want to do the VA/NC border to Asheville section again, taking more time to stop and enjoy the view. This was the best section of the entire trip.

Here is my last shot of the trip. One of the many tunnels you pass through on the way into Cherokee.

It was disappointing to not find a "here ends the BRP" sign to take a final pic, but oh well.

We went into Cherokee to fill up our gas tanks and then made our way across 441 in the GSMNP and then on Little River Rd into Townsend and finally back 321 into Lenoir City. It was a great trip and I am glad to officially be a BRP end to ender. shitville MAN!

the chi · 10-14-2010, 09:58 AM

Whats scarier than just riding with Trip?

Riding with Trip while he's taking photos.

Krypt Keeper · 10-25-2010, 05:48 PM

Nice ride report. I was up at Montebello that weekend off Rt 56 with my niece. only stopped for a few minutes and had to haul ass back to the east coast.

I have done the entire VA section of the BRP down and back up in a weekend. Nice but boring as crap in the valleys and some spots that make you wanna drive off a cliff.

Watch out for the radar rangers. speeding ticket on the parkway is a federal ticket.

10-12-2010, 10:43 AM	#1
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10-13-2010, 12:13 PM	#8
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	Eventually we made it into North Carolina and at our stop for the night, Doughton Park. We camped under some trees, which ended up being stupid because leaves, acorns, massive branches fell on my tent the entire night and I was once again forced to go without much sleep. It was nice and secluded at night though, we scanvenged for brush. Note: don't bring jealous KLR riders with you, as this one tried to attack me on this night. This campsite was really awesome though, only thing they didn't have that I missed was a shower. I tried to take a shower in the sink of the restroom, but the only other dude in the campsite decided to walk into the bathroom as I was almost naked. It was awkward. My friends saw him coming and knew what I was doing, but thought it would be more hilarious if they let him find me naked instead of warning me. Great friends... We took off from Doughton on 10-11 and headed to Bluff Mountain overlook just 2 miles down the road. It was worth the stop. We said goodbye to Fred, the KLR rider, here as he had to make his way back to Maryland. Sucks he couldn't end to end it with us. The rest of the day is kind of a blur. It was filled with lots of views and beautiful fall colors, here is a small collection of pics I took from that day. I didn't any great shots of grandfather mountain or craggly gardens, but those were two of my favorite spots of the whole trip. We were being really time concious on this day, because we piddled around too much the day before and it took us a lot longer to do half of the BRP than we thought. So we limited our stops on this day to make sure we got home at a decent time. I really want to do the VA/NC border to Asheville section again, taking more time to stop and enjoy the view. This was the best section of the entire trip. Here is my last shot of the trip. One of the many tunnels you pass through on the way into Cherokee. It was disappointing to not find a "here ends the BRP" sign to take a final pic, but oh well. We went into Cherokee to fill up our gas tanks and then made our way across 441 in the GSMNP and then on Little River Rd into Townsend and finally back 321 into Lenoir City. It was a great trip and I am glad to officially be a BRP end to ender. shitville MAN!

10-25-2010, 05:48 PM	#10
Krypt Keeper Kneedragger Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: VA Moto: CBR1100XX, Daytona 600 Posts: 174	Nice ride report. I was up at Montebello that weekend off Rt 56 with my niece. only stopped for a few minutes and had to haul ass back to the east coast. I have done the entire VA section of the BRP down and back up in a weekend. Nice but boring as crap in the valleys and some spots that make you wanna drive off a cliff. Watch out for the radar rangers. speeding ticket on the parkway is a federal ticket.