Copyright: Jurgen Brauer, Augusta, Georgia, USA

1. I gave a speech in Asheville, North Carolina, and asked my boys if they'd like to come along and do a few days' hard riding afterward. Did they ever ... Here we are on the Blue Ridge Parkway heading west.

2. A more conventional view.

3. A bit of rain, a tight, wet curve, and a slip ... next day, I need to add some hardware souvenirs to Deal's Gap tree of shame.

4. Majestic greens.

5. Scenary along the way.

6. Same waterfall ...

7. ... and, once more, in black & white.

8. On the last day, after 14 hours of so of non-stop riding, the backside hurts, the stomach growls ... time for a breather and some stretching out, even if it is on any old parking lot.

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