[thirdgenlxi]

Had an awesome weekend in the hills, despite some less than favorable riding weather.... left friday after work and headed up to Franklin to meet up with the VFR boys from another forum I'm on (vfrdiscussion.com... and no I don't have one, lol). Met up with everybody there, hung out for a bit, went out and had a good dinner, then got some sleep for the next day. Spent the whole day saturday out riding, then sunday went out and did some more riding! Overall.... great weekend!

Some pics are similar as I was taking some with my digi cam and some with my phone


Sat morning, we broke into several smaller groups. Our group of 5 in Clayton, GA taking a break after Warwoman Rd

Taking a break along Richard B. Russell Parkway, usually known as the "Hwy 348 GP". It was 35 degrees, rainy, and very foggy

Lunchtime in Morganton, GA. After riding all day in on and off rain and clouds, we're sitting there eating at BK and the sun comes out nice and bright. We get excited thinking we'll have a decent ride home... WRONG!! We leave and get about 2 miles down the road, sun goes away and it starts raining again and rains most of the way back. Then as we got closer the temp hit 32 and shortly after it started sleeting... awesome!

Got back to the hotel... everyone was back safe 'n sound already after a cold wet day of riding

 

[thirdgenlxi]

All the bikes were diiirrrrty from the rain

After hanging out for a bit and sharing riding stories from the day, we're all getting hungry and head out for some food

Come on nobody in this group ever drinks!! *smirks*

We...ummm.... found out alot about Ben this weekend! Ben and his...uhhh..... 27 inch.... margarita, yea!

 

[thirdgenlxi]

The group

Got back to the motel after dinner, and after a few drinks somebody decided to move a few letters around on the sign. I swear I had nothing to do with this act of hooliganism..... I just took the picture, lol

I tried to snap the pic before he woke back up... I really did!

Sunday morning.... we all went and ate breakfast together. Some took off to go home from there, some headed back to the motel, and a small group of us said lets go ride. We gassed up and hit the road. It was a beautiful day out, while still a bit chilly and windy, but the sun was shining bright and there wasn't a cloud in the sky

Stopped to take a break along SC 107 at a pull off overlooking Lake Jocassee

 

[thirdgenlxi]

The bikes

We then headed up NC 215.... it got god awful cold and windy as we climbed up the mountain. We stopped for a break right at the Blue Ridge Parkway.... everything around was white and snowy. 28 degrees and super windy in this pic

 

[thirdgenlxi]

NC 215 looking north, the way we were headed

That's all the pics I've got.... We headed north on 215 to 276 by Waynesville, stopped there for some lunch and I broke off from the group after lunch. I think they headed back to Franklin to the motel, and I went over and visited my aunt and uncle at their house in Maggie Valley just down the road, then headed home and got in about 7:00 or so


Overall awesome weekend, can't wait for the next one!

 

[Nightfall]

Good stuff! I rather be riding in 30 degree weather than 90 any day! it's been in the high 40's here as of late.