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I passed thru the Appalachians (the mountainous country stretching from northern Georgia to West Virginia) in 2015, and was strongly attracted to the beautiful scenery, deep history, friendly small towns, and numerous deserted winding roads. Since then, I have nurtured a desire to return to the area to explore the potential more fully.
For a west-coaster, there are serious impediments. It is about 4000 kms from Vancouver to the Great Smoky Mountains, the heart of the area. That’s several days of holiday time consumed each way with driving (or riding – perish the thought!), plus considerable expense for gas, lodging, food, and so on. But luckily, I was in conversation with Scott Murray about the trip, and he made contact with Motoshippers, whose business it is to transport motorcycles around the USA. Bottom line, we shipped our bikes from Blaine WA to Knoxville KY for a thousand bucks US each return, and flew out and back for roughly another $600. Presto, after an overnight flight via Chicago, we arrived fresh and energetic (well, actually, a bit travel-weary), to fresh bikes, with fresh roads awaiting – we were on holiday!
What follows are some highlights. I’ll post these day-by-day, over the upcoming several days. I’m sure Scott will ‘chime in’ too…
For a west-coaster, there are serious impediments. It is about 4000 kms from Vancouver to the Great Smoky Mountains, the heart of the area. That’s several days of holiday time consumed each way with driving (or riding – perish the thought!), plus considerable expense for gas, lodging, food, and so on. But luckily, I was in conversation with Scott Murray about the trip, and he made contact with Motoshippers, whose business it is to transport motorcycles around the USA. Bottom line, we shipped our bikes from Blaine WA to Knoxville KY for a thousand bucks US each return, and flew out and back for roughly another $600. Presto, after an overnight flight via Chicago, we arrived fresh and energetic (well, actually, a bit travel-weary), to fresh bikes, with fresh roads awaiting – we were on holiday!
What follows are some highlights. I’ll post these day-by-day, over the upcoming several days. I’m sure Scott will ‘chime in’ too…