Nate<p>I have a nine day long break coming up at the end of April / bringing of May. Going to take the motorcycle out on a 1500 mile loop through Appalachia, calling asking the way and hoping to hit some of the famous mountain roads in Tennessee and North Carolina. Getting excited planning this trip. Tentative itinerary: </p><p>Day 1: leave from Northeast Ohio, make camp in Point Pleasant, WV where I'll visit the Mothman museum. </p><p>Day 2: Point Pleasant to a campground on the banks of the Red River in the Red River Gorge area. Ride through Nada tunnel and tour the gorge. </p><p>Day 3: across Kentucky and ride the Kentucky Rattlesnake (KY-192) to the KY/TN border. </p><p>Day 4: head south and catch the Cherohala Skyway into Robbinsville, NC. Possibly run the Tail of the Dragon, depending on arrival time. </p><p>Day 5: ride the Tail if I didn't get to the previous day. Head east, catch pay off the Blue Ridge Parkway until exciting and riding the Devil's Whip (NC 80).</p><p>Day 6: slowly explore the Blue Ridge Parkway, making camp somewhere near the North Carolina / Virginia border. </p><p>Day 7: the Virginia leg of the BRP.</p><p>Day 8: BRP to Blackwater Falls, WV. Visit several waterfalls in the area for photos and hiking.</p><p>Day 9: US 250 through Southern Ohio to New Philadelphia and then home.</p><p>This will be the longest loop I've done on the bike and a great chance to test all the tweaks I've made to the camping setup, as I'll be making and breaking camp every day. Super excited to get out there and explore again. Going to do my best to ignore politics and current events that entire nine days and just recharge. </p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/motorcycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motorcycling</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/MotoCamping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MotoCamping</span></a></p>