Yesterday (Sunday) I got up early; wife and kids were out of town, so taking a ride wouldn't take away from family time. I left Greensboro at about 9:30, headed north on US 52. Stopped at Pilot Mountain, and hiked around there for almost an hour. Five tour buses pulled up as I was putting my gear back on to leave: perfect timing.
I continued north on 52 into Virginia. Checked on our little mountain cabin, grabbed a drink, and then hit the Blue Ridge Parkway for a nice easy ride. It was perfect: temps between 45-55 all day, not a cloud in the sky, a little windy in the afternoon, but not too bad.
Finally headed back south on 52 in the afternoon, and stopped at Wake Forest U. (my alma mater) for a brief look-around. The Deacs are 7-1, ranked for the first time in years, and beat UNC on Sat., so the mood was good on campus. It's changed a lot in the fifteen years since I was there, but still felt familiar. After walking and riding around campus for a little while, I finally headed for home, and got there about 4:00. It ended up being about a 250 mile day. My first extended ride on my surgically-repaired wrist, which was a little stiff and sore but otherwise fine. I put some photos of my stops in my album here. Even if you didn't ride, I hope everybody in this part of the country got outside and did something yesterday. Absolutely beautiful day.
Here's a shot of the bike with Wait Chapel in the background (at WFU).
Ride safe everybody,
Will
