Motorcycle Mecca's of a sort. I rode "Dragon" in the 1970s on my CL350. It was just a road then and rarely used by anybody but locals. It was fantastic ... then. Now, well, its an experience but not one that needs repeating more than every decade or so.

Anyway, job hunting paused a bit and two perfect riding days presented themselves. It had been a long time since I had ridden these two roads. Also, Faye had never ridden these roads, so the perfect two day ride popped into existence.

I stayed on two lane about 99% of the time. Heading out: 266 to 96 to 70 to 127 to 68 to the Cherohala. We stayed in a nice local hotel in Robbinsville NC.

On the way back, 143 to 28 to 129 (Dragon) to 411 to 360 to 39 to 310 to 411 to 30 to 70S to 145 to 96 to 266 to home.

The Cherohala was pretty clear and a fun, scenic ride. The Dragon, ruined by its popularity, was OK. Pretty much every other road was more fun.

I did a little back tracking to find Bald River Falls off the Cherohala. A very nice, scenic side trip. Good paved road. If you have tackle and a license you could do some trout fishing.

Cherohala and Dragon

550 mi