vthoky
10-09-2006, 08:43 PM
I took a vacation day to get some things done around the house. When the wife left for an overnighter, I had a choice to make: get things done, or have some fun. Guess which I chose.
I left the house at about a quarter 'til four, thinking I could rack up a hundred miles today. It was colder out (particularly in the shady areas) than I thought... and it wasn't getting any warmer by that time of the day. By the time I got to Floyd, I was too stubborn to go back home for an additional shirt.
Today's amazing coincidence: I crossed 599 miles while I was out. http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/5_599miles1.jpg
(Yep, I'm a Hornet Newbie. One of the day's tasks was to pick up the 599 after its first service. Newbie or no, I love this bike. It's good to be on two wheels again -- it had been over ten years since I sold my last one.)
Anyway, after taking the parkway entrance at Tuggle Gap http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/2_TuggleGap1.jpg
I passed over the stone bridge http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/1_TheBridge1.jpg
and caught this view. http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/4_Gap2.jpg
(GPS: N36°49.083', W080°20.745', 3300ft)
I took this shot overlooking Rock Castle Gorge. http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/12_RockCastle8.jpg
I've got four photos panning across that view (without the bike); I'll try to stitch those together later and post 'em as a panoramic.
I think my "glove shot" isn't as good as Alex's.
http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/gloves1.jpg
The leaves here haven't changed colors to the point that most tourists look for (it's not "peak week" yet), but I thought I'd get a few pictures for sharing anyway. And I didn't make my hundred-mile goal, having shorted it by about 25. But I had fun while I was out, and got to experience the fun of fall riding -- chilly air over most of me, and warm engine air across my ankles. Gotta love that!
I left the house at about a quarter 'til four, thinking I could rack up a hundred miles today. It was colder out (particularly in the shady areas) than I thought... and it wasn't getting any warmer by that time of the day. By the time I got to Floyd, I was too stubborn to go back home for an additional shirt.
Today's amazing coincidence: I crossed 599 miles while I was out. http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/5_599miles1.jpg
(Yep, I'm a Hornet Newbie. One of the day's tasks was to pick up the 599 after its first service. Newbie or no, I love this bike. It's good to be on two wheels again -- it had been over ten years since I sold my last one.)
Anyway, after taking the parkway entrance at Tuggle Gap http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/2_TuggleGap1.jpg
I passed over the stone bridge http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/1_TheBridge1.jpg
and caught this view. http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/4_Gap2.jpg
(GPS: N36°49.083', W080°20.745', 3300ft)
I took this shot overlooking Rock Castle Gorge. http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/12_RockCastle8.jpg
I've got four photos panning across that view (without the bike); I'll try to stitch those together later and post 'em as a panoramic.
I think my "glove shot" isn't as good as Alex's.
http://www.vthoky.com/photogallery/Parkway/gloves1.jpg
The leaves here haven't changed colors to the point that most tourists look for (it's not "peak week" yet), but I thought I'd get a few pictures for sharing anyway. And I didn't make my hundred-mile goal, having shorted it by about 25. But I had fun while I was out, and got to experience the fun of fall riding -- chilly air over most of me, and warm engine air across my ankles. Gotta love that!