Appalachia from here stretches north through Kentucky and West Virginia; this area contains some of the country's best motorcycle roads. Most of these roads are unknown and unspoiled by crowds. There are more mountain roads here than a man could ride in a lifetime.
If you're used to going to the Maggie Valley every year to ride the Tail Dragon and the Cherohalo Skyway, I suggest that you change it up and head to Appalachia. You won't be disappointed by these undiscovered roads.
Our first ride is to Pikeville, home of the Hatfields and McCoys feud. We had already been to see these sites, so this ride was all about checking the sales rack at Mineshaft Harley Davidson. Which was a jackpot; pick up a nice jack and sweatshirt. Our stop for lunch was in Jonesville at A Better Burger. It was one of the best burgers that we have had in a long while.
The highlight of this ride is passing over the mountain ridge on US 119. This road separates Appalachia from the Shenandoah Valley. The ride up the ridge has all the twisting turns and scenic views a motorcycle rider could ever want. We stop close to the top and take it all in.
As we travel along US 119 after climbing the ridge, you are flying along a mountain river. There is a bridge every half mile, or so each one named after a soldier killed in the last decade's middle eastern wars. As I cross these bridges, I realize as a former soldier that this could have been me. To honor these fallen soldiers, we must live for them and not waste a minute.
It's going to be a great week, filled with great rides and the scenic roads that they are on.
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