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The Globe: An over-nighter deep in Pisgah

Blue Ridge Motorcycling Magazine
March 11, 2022

Sometimes you can just hear the forest calling. My friend Chris Wilcox decided that we should take a little overnight motorcycle camping trip into the Pisgah National Forest. Three riders met in the afternoon at the Blowing Rock Market. We were all riding dual sport motorcycles. I was on my KTM 500, Rick Riddle rode…

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Sleeping in a treehouse, taming the Dragon

I slayed a dragon and slept in a treehouse,” at least that’s what my T-shirt says. From my perspective, “slayed” seems too strong a word, it felt more…

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The back of the Dragon: A (multi-) peak experience

Perfection is a conceptual thing. It doesn’t exist in nature, but for those of us who enjoy motorcycling, the Back of the Dragon, cutting north-south across the “waist”…

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A Dozen Memories: Johnson City’s Southern Dozen always offers excitement

Johnson City, with its towering sign above downtown, appears on the horizon as I trek west from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Each year, I return to this charming…

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Hendersonville: City of Four Seasons offers year-round riding opportunities

Poised close to the Eastern Continental Divide along U.S. 64, the historic motor route across North Carolina, the city of Hendersonville offers riders plenty of natural beauty along…

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Riding the dream: A week of motorcycling in the Alps

Yes, you’re a good rider. Of course you are. Experienced. Took the safety training course. Ridden all the most challenging roads and rode them well. Deal’s Gap. The…

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Banner Elk: A winter rider’s hidden wonderland

I close my jacket collar tighter since the temperature feels noticeably cooler upon reaching the top of Linville Gorge. Fall hasn’t relinquished all her colorful foliage yet, so…

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Rediscovering bloody Matewan: The Back of the Dragon leads back into history

Rivulets of human blood ran down the streets of notorious Matewan, West Virginia, on May 19, 1920, and into the tempestuous Tug…

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Tiny Bikes, Big Adventures: Taking a van packed with little motorcycles into the wild

Recently we threw some tiny bikes in the van and headed for the southern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our weapons…

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Gorge-ous outings: Chasing cascades through Western NC

The Cherokee named it Nantahala, which means “land of the noon-day sun.” Here the namesake river runs through a shaded gorge with…

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The Southern Dozen: A lost state reveals 12 routes to paradise

The air temperature rises as you cross to the windward side of the southern Appalachian Mountains, where heat from the Tennessee Valley…

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Aerial view of Chimney Rock State Park

Chimney Rock: A gorge getaway perfect for lingering amid scenic wonders

Seeing the out-of-state license plate in front of me, I quickly decide to drop a gear and overtake the dawdling SUV in…

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