Adventure Biking

High Nob Road - right in the middle of heaven.  Paved for at least half of the way - the second half of the roads were a little more adventurous.  Okay - it turned into gravel, but we were already half way up the mountain and only had to traverse back down.  A few homes, many 90 degree turns, all part of the adventure.  Considering today we spent almost as much time in the saddle and put half the miles on the machines - is telling.  Chicken and Biscuits in Johnson City which were absolutely scrumptious, and off into the Cherokee National Forest for some of the most spectacular roads, rivers, bridges, and canopy of trees ever to be imagined.  The skies were blue and the foliage was at its peak.

We hunkered down in Marion, Virginia for the night.  A quick trip over to the Mexican restaurant for some carnitas and bebidas and ready for our tour of the Back of the Dragon tomorrow.

159 miles 5.31:34 hrs.  Can we do it again?

Name: Adventure Riding
Activity type: motor bike
Description: -
Total distance: 255.95 km (159.0 mi)
Total time: 5:31:34
Moving time: 5:22:19
Average speed: 46.32 km/h (28.8 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 47.65 km/h (29.6 mi/h)
Max speed: 136.80 km/h (85.0 mi/h)
Average pace: 1:18 min/km (2:05 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 1:16 min/km (2:02 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 0:26 min/km (0:42 min/mi)
Max elevation: 1166 m (3826 ft)
Min elevation: 335 m (1100 ft)
Elevation gain: 3615 m (11859 ft)
Max grade: 77 %
Min grade: -90 %
Recorded: 10/26/2014 10:04 AM

Almost Tennessee

All saddled up and packed and off at 8:50 A.M. on our way to ride the southern states.  According to http://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/ we should be right on course for the colors.  323 miles and we made it to Norton, Virginia before sunset.  Traveling south on 104, a stop in Chillicothe for the bacon egg and cheese bagel and Mickey D's, through Portsmouth, Grayson and Route 23 South for our stop in Norton, Virginia, where we settled in for the night at the Quality Inn. 323 miles - 7 plus hours but all for the next three days of fun in the Appalachian Mountains. 

Name: Almost Tennessee 
Activity type: motor bike
Description: -
Total distance: 520.74 km (323.6 mi)
Total time: 7:35:43
Moving time: 7:07:19
Average speed: 68.56 km/h (42.6 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 73.12 km/h (45.4 mi/h)
Max speed: 147.60 km/h (91.7 mi/h)
Average pace: 0:53 min/km (1:25 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 0:49 min/km (1:19 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 0:24 min/km (0:39 min/mi)
Max elevation: 703 m (2306 ft)
Min elevation: 123 m (404 ft)
Elevation gain: 3175 m (10417 ft)
Max grade: 21 %
Min grade: -10 %
Recorded: 10/25/2014 8:52 AM