Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Day 2: Lexington to Maggie Valley

Today was absolutely a perfect fall day to ride. We left Lexington at 11:00 and arrived in Maggie Valley around 5:00 pm. We stopped in London, KY for lunch. The day was sunny low of seventy. No clouds. We took I-75 south. Very little traffic. Therefor we could set our cruise and just go. The very best part of the ride was after we got through Knoxville on 640 and split off on 40 east. The stretch became more winding with mountains as we got closer to North Carolina. When we crossed into North Carolina we were surrounded by beautiful green mountains dotted with some yellowing trees. the road became more curved as we progressed. The series of curves were scuttle and made the ride absolutely amazing. As we exited 40 toward Maggie Valley the road flatted, but we were surrounded by mountains, clearly in a valley. We arrived at the Holiday Hotel, where we met a number of other riders to share the stories of our days.

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