June 29 — July 3, 2006
2210 miles in 5 days

I rode to Robbinsville, NC with two friends and spent a day riding the Dragon, US 129, with 318 turns in 11 miles. We rode that a few times, then toured the surrounding mountain roads.

I then went my own way for a few days, taking the Blue Ridge Parkway from its beginning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the end near Charlottesville, VA.

Along the way, I visited Station's Inn Motorcycle Resort, Hollins University, Washington & Lee University, the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia.

On the ride home, I also visited the University of Richmond.

See more pictures of the trip here.

The yellow line on the map above shows an overview of my entire trip.

This is me taking a turn on the Dragon.