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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Biking & a Hike along Blue Ridge Parkway

Galax TrailIt was a cool sunny drive to Galax, VA, a few miles off I-77. Our plans were to do a section of the New River Bike Trail that starts in Galax and goes to a long bridge over the New River. It was cold about 45oF and cloudy. We decided we would try it anyway. We dressed warmly and had gloves, but being our first bike ride we felt we had gone far enough so we turned around at 9 miles, uphill back to our RV. We loved the trail, but I forgot to take pictures.

The weather report called for light rain on Monday so we decided to skip going up to the VA Creeper Trail, which we had done about 20 years ago.

BRPW View at Moses Cone HouseWe decided to go up to the Blue Ridge Parkway which we had enjoyed about 40 years ago. We got off when it started to drizzle and got foggy at Boone, NC and spent the night at another Walmart.

We got back on the parkway and stopped at the first craft shop and visitor center. We found out that all the other campgrounds and visitor centers had closed at the end of October.BRPW Linville Falls

The weather started to clear up so we took a short hike to Linville Falls.

The day got more sunny and the views were spectacular. Very little traffic and we did not see one RV. I'll bet this place is a zoo in season.

BRPW Peg ViewBRPW RV View.

You can only average about 35 miles/hour, so it turned into a long day, we had only travelled about 120 miles to Hendersonville, NC and another overnight at a Walmart.

If it warms up this morning, Tuesday, we will try biking again on a local bike trail that follows along a local creek.

Later we will head over to our friend’s, Greg and Sandy Lewis, home in the South Carolina mountains.

2 comments:

  1. That is beautiful!! Too bad it's not warmer.

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  2. Such a nice part of the country for riding! We have ridden a portion of the New River Trail (from Galax also) and all of the Virginia Creeper (more than once), since my family has property in Ashe County, NC, immediately south of that part of Virginia. But we've always gone when it's warm! The key to avoid the crowds is to ride on a weekday rather than weekend; as you surmise, it can get very busy on weekends during "the season".

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