The Blue Ridge to Blacksburg
Tomorrow I’m headed down the Blacksburg, Virginia to take a week-long class at Virginia Tech. I’ll be riding the Blue Ridge Parkway for part of it. It doesn’t seem like it’s been four years since that last trip, but I guess it has.
I rode down to a class in North Carolina in July of 2008, but didn’t take the Parkway. After that class I visited my brother and his family in Nashville, and then rode 1001 miles in 17.5 hours on the way home. It was a long ride, especially on the KLR 650. The first 800 miles were fine, but it got tougher once it got dark. After e-mailing the Iron Butt Association and not liking the attitude of the person I talked to, I decided not to apply for their silly award.
I’m bringing my digital camera as well as a new Chamonix 45n-2 large-format view camera, so maybe some good photos will come of this trip. Stay tuned.
