Fellow Riders,
- It looks like Mother Nature is still cooperating with our Friday rides. I plan to ride this week to put a few more miles on Hwy's 276 and 178. If another non-breakfast/lunch ride works for you, we'll plan on leaving the Key Mart parking area at 9 am. Hope to see you there. Steve
Planned Ride Route
- The weather did cooperate and there were six riders that came out for the ride today. Joining me were Dan, Len, Gary, Brian, and John. We made our way toward Pickens and then angled up toward Marietta where I planned to stop for a quick break before scooting up into the mountains. It is good to take a brief pause near the half-way point. We avoided the roughest part of Hwy 11 by taking Moody Bridge Road before catching up with Hwy 8/276. As we made our way up the mountain, it is clear Geer Highway is seriously due for a resurfacing. As we neared Brevard, we cut over to take Rosman Hwy back down the mountain. Brian alerted me when we stopped for the break, that he thought he needed to "unwind" his Kawasaki when we got to 178. After a few miles on 178, Brian saw the open straight stretch he was looking for and gave the throttle quite a twist as he headed for the first turn. He quickly disappeared and as we got close to Holly Springs, he passed us going back north to enjoy some more of the twisties. He caught up with us as we cut back through Pickens County and stopped for gas at our regular spot, Durhams. Overall, it was another great day on two wheels. Steve
