Today being Wednesday I decided to have myself a ROMEO ride. I chose a place that I had gone by a few times. Not your typical ROMEO haunt but a nice clean BBQ joint named Hank's Smokehouse, www.hankssmokehouse.com. Since it was only 10 miles from my daughter's house a little pre-lunch ride would be in order.
Skyline Drive is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the entrance to the southern third is only 25 miles east of Harrisonburg. My plan was to ride to the southern entrance then take public roads back north to Hank's. The SLD is an old road so I wasn't surprised then the ranger on the gate warned me about the 15 miles of maintenance I would have to navigate. With a speed limit of 35mph I didn't think it would be a problem. By the time I reached to "loose gravel" sign I had been lulled into sight seeing mode by all the scenic pull outs and gentle curves. The first time things got a little twitchy I woke up and payed more attention to the task at hand.
With the SLD behind be is back to higher speed limits, worse roads and tailgating drivers. Some of these backwoods pickup jocks can flat fly over the little two lanes. I gave them plenty of room and keep a more leisurely pace, enjoying the sights as I plodded along.
By the time I worked my way back to Hank's I had logged 127 miles and worked up a powerful taste for some BBQ. I only hoped that it wasn't "Southern" style, that vinegar based sauce doesn't do much for my BBQ longings. Luck was with me and it was more of a KC style and other than the slightly dry bun on the pulled pork sandwich it was excellent.
I'll be loading up the Dub and heading to Georgia in the morning with more great riding coming up.
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