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My daughter lives in Boone, NC and we had an overnight visit for her birthday. It’s just a terrific area to ride. Traffic was lower than normal with students not attending App State and tourists staying at home.

I rode 69 miles with 6400’ of climbing. I rode from her house to Blowing Rock and on to Linville and back. Weather was perfect. A good bit of the ride included the Blue Ridge Parkway including the Viaduct.

On the way to Blowing Rock

Looking north from the BRP

Looking south from the BRP

It’s hard to believe the water this Far East winds up in the gulf

Always loved this boulder hanging over the road

We used to climb Grandfather in an event where we rode 100 hilly miles to the entrance

The Parkway is in the foreground

The Viaduct is visible.....headed that way but a little more climbing to get there