This ride is over.

A good ride home. Revisited many roads I haven’t ridden in a long time and reconfirmed why. Gorgeous leaf color, warm sunny day, a nice time. 

jackie4737 is stopped.

America.Rides.Maps is stopped.

Nice morning so far. We had a pretty ride on the BOTD to 42. Saltville was not so exciting. Coming down 91 even less so. 

Weve stopped in Damascus for a bite. Things should improve from here. 

America.Rides.Maps has pulled the sidestand up and is underway.

jackie4737 has pulled the sidestand up and is underway.

We came across a “low water bridge” today on our explorations. These are bridges that are designed to withstand being submerged during flood events. There was some evidence this one had experienced a recent episode. 

Superb leaf color as we cut through those mountains in the background on The Python today (US 58). While US 421 - “The Snake”, south of Damascus, gets all the attention, this ride to the east is as good or better and longer.  

It’s a nice evening on the porch at The Old Jail. Today’s riding went well. The routes we plotted worked flawlessly even using the barest minimum of waypoints. The routes we scouted yielded several good roads, one outstanding, an unpaved loop that’s not really worth doing. 

jackie4737 is stopped.

America.Rides.Maps is stopped.

We’ve done the exploring. Stopped in Marion for a bite. The leaves can be stunning in places.