Scottish couple touring Blue Ridge Parkway
06-02-08, 12:07 PM
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Scottish couple touring Blue Ridge Parkway
When traveling north on Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine in my '84 VW Westfalia camper I met a couple touring the Blue Ridge Parkway on a pair of nifty Airnimal folding touring bikes equipped with Ortlieb touring panniers. They started in Washington DC 8 days before, traveled the the Skyline Drive in Virginia will proceed the entire length of BRP down to Cherokee, NC. I was overjoyed to meet them and we talked for about 20 minutes. I only wish I had taken a picture.
They commented on the very few touring cyclists they have met in the USA compared to Europe. What would you have answered?
P.S. A section of BRP between Mt. Mitchell and Craggy Gardens is closed due to a landslide making for very peaceful and quiet (NO HARLEYS!) cycling. I took my children out on a wonderful, if short, 8 mile ride. Take advantage of it if you can.
They commented on the very few touring cyclists they have met in the USA compared to Europe. What would you have answered?
P.S. A section of BRP between Mt. Mitchell and Craggy Gardens is closed due to a landslide making for very peaceful and quiet (NO HARLEYS!) cycling. I took my children out on a wonderful, if short, 8 mile ride. Take advantage of it if you can.
Last edited by MrPolak; 06-02-08 at 12:11 PM.
