the 2018 MABDR route and part of the reason I'm making the trip.
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10:30 A.M. and finally ready to leave. Things were a bit of a scramble at the last minute but now it's time to hit the road!
It was forecast to be mostly clear but cold and very windy for at least the NB leg.
I got to the US border at Calais at 12"00PM local time and along with my usual Holts package I had ordered something from Revzilla - new Klim Carlsbad pants.
Now to fit all this additional stuff into my load.
Late night dinner at my motel in Worcester, MA
It's a pretty crappy motel but I got my own shitswizzle.
pretty fancy retrofit of the sprinkler system, you can hardly tell it was added later. At least it's there if there's a fire.
it was a long, cold, windy 854km.
Awake and starting to pack up at 6
ready to hit the road at 8:45, slow starts would be the norm for this trip.
from my funky HoJo's room in Harrisburg, PA
at the funky HoJo's in Harrisburg, PA
only a little warmer today as I battled traffic to Harrisburg, arriving just before 8:P.M.
Sunrise at HoJo's Harrisburg, 7:15 AM
saw an unregistered guest in the Motel hallway.
about an hour down the road I found breakfast
this was a BMW dealer too, unfortunately not open for another hour and I didn't wait.
stopprd to buy chain lube and talked to the dealer about this electric Zero bike, not a big seller for him.
when I saw this view I knew I'd found my boondocking spot. Near Covington, VA
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sunset was beautiful.
Pre-dawn sky and misty fog filling Peaceful Valley, VA
The trail I rode in on.
Once loaded I rode out that way for a while, you could see down into the neighboring valley through the trees to the left.
Virginia sunrise
around the group campfire. Lots of interesting folk.
481km from campsite to campsite - at the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground in Canton, NC
temps were "cooler than normal" here, down to zero at night, some rain, a lot of wind one night.
I made the trip over to the Tail of the Dragon, 318 curves in 11 miles.
not a super busy day at Deal's Gap
It got very cool on the ride back to camp from my 318 km jaunt.
video of the overnight wind storm
part of the Florida crew, heading out for home at -2 degrees.
remains of the previous night's group campfirel
nice Ural
from the BRP
half rack and sides didn't last long.
time for barbque in Canton, NC
