from an email w/ a friend of mine this past fall: We ended up driving to Marion (~ 30 min) and riding to top of Mt. Mitchell (? highest peak in NC) instead. Don't know the roads, but it seemed quite simple and through some very picturesque sceenery the whole way. This was my first and so far only mountain ride, and my friend was consideralbly slower, but I recall the 30 mi to the summitt was about 3 hours of pain, and the tirp back down was about 1 hour of panic with frequent breaking to keep it < 40mi/hr. A studly A rider like yourself could likely make it up in 2hrs, and still have time for a capucinno at the top. And I have to admit, this was about the most fun one can have with your clothes on (which you will likely need at the summit even in late June). If interested, I'll ask my friend Bob for a cue sheet. Kevin Subject: possible bicycle ride w/Kevin
Kevin, While you and Susan are in Asheville, I would like it if you would join me for a bike ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I suggest that we ride from Asheville up to the Pisgah Inn at mile post 408.6. I generally ride down Highway 25 out of Asheville to get to the parkway. Once you are on the Parkway near mile post 390.7, the ride to Pisgah is approx. 18 miles. The route goes through about five tunnels; thus, you will need a flashing light. I have many fond memories of biking to Pisgah and we can enjoy the view with a good cup of coffee at the Inn. I am guessing that it will take two to three hours to ride there and an hour for the return ride. If time does not permit a ride to the Pisgah Inn we could take a shorter ride to the NC Arboretum which is near mile post 393. Kris and I are staying at the Doubletree Hotel near Biltmore Village. We could leave from the hotel and ride about 4 miles to the entrance of the parkway or we could park the cars at a shopping center closer to the parkway to avoid biking through the city. Link to Parkway Map: <http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/upload/blrimap-2.pdf> http://www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/upload/blrimap-2.pdf Link to Arboretum: <http://www.ncarboretum.org/plan-a-visit/hours-directions/> http://www.ncarboretum.org/plan-a-visit/hours-directions/ Bob Hinton Financial Analyst NC Public Staff 919-733-0894 Please note: effective immediately, my new e-mail address is: [email protected] _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Gyros: 15741] Re: Asheville Day Trip Hey Marc: I hope you are doing well, I am still slowly training for IM Switz. Can you give me the name/email of your friends I met at White Lake who are also going to Switzerland. Thanks, Take care, Fernando -----Original Message----- From: Bux <[email protected]> To: North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros) <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 8:49 pm Subject: [Gyros: 15408] Re: Asheville Day Trip x2 on riding the pkwy either direction and definitely bring the light for the tunnels On May 17, 3:34 pm, Tyler Christenson <[email protected]> wrote: > I am heading out to Asheville for a business meeting on Friday morning but > thought that I would try and get a ride in during the afternoon. Does > anyone have a suggestion on a good ride or could point me the right > direction? > > Thanks in advance! > > -Ty > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2937 - Release Date: 06/14/10 02: 35:00 -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
