Back at the end of May, I squeezed in a trip I have been wanting to do for a long time. I rode up to Robbinsville, NC and rode "The Dragon". This is an 11 mile stretch of US Highway 129 at the northwestern corner of North Carolina that has 318 turns. It's a "magnet" for bikers, sports car enthusiasts, and hooligans of all sorts. It's one of those places that you kind of have to ride at least one time to say you have done it. However, I found it fairly stressful trying to ensure I didn't get run over but some idiot who couldn't say in their lane. Nevertheless, it was a blast. I went up on Saturday AM, checked in and set up camp and a really cool campground called the Ironhorse. Then I set off for an afternoon of riding. I got back to camp around dinner, took a shower, and met some of the many bikers staying at this campground. It was a very clean and friendly place. Not a rowdy place at all - I would call it the "over 40 crowd" - so I guess since I am 40 I sort of fit in. At sunset, they lit up the firepit, and 2 guys that worked at the lodge came out to sing songs on their guitars. It was pretty cool.
I got up early Sunday and made it home in a flash as Antonio had his final football game later in the day. In all, it was a short 24 hour "mental health" break that I really needed and enjoyed.
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