hjsbmw
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I might do a short trip to West Virginia on a whim. I don't know much about WV but saw this bridge in the last ON magazine. So I took that as a destination in Google maps, selected 'avoid highways', and got http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Hope+Valley+Farms,+Durham,+NC+27713&daddr=New+River+Gorge+Bridge,+Fayetteville,+WV+to:Hope+Valley+Farms,+Durham,+NC+27713&hl=en&geocode=Fdp7JAIdGLJL-ykb1JpJ4OWsiTEK7-uaYd-foQ%3BFfLhRAIdFscq-yGsc-aysiAjjA%3BFdp7JAIdGLJL-ykb1JpJ4OWsiTEK7-uaYd-foQ&mra=ls&dirflg=h&sll=37.03199,-80.060235&sspn=2.635279,3.982544&ie=UTF8&z=8.
I know the part from Durham to Radford, VA but not the remainder. I might consider going on the BRP in Roanoke and alter the way back. So mainly I am wondering about the arc between Christiansburg and Roanoke. Are those good riding roads? What I am looking for is a getaway with more cows and nature than people and cars. I prefer to ride on paved roads and do not have a GPS. My idea is to plan a route, print it, and follow it.
I can spend about 3 days. I usually like to make many breaks, gawk, and also hike a bit. That way, I'd expect to need at least one and a half times as long as the suggested 12 hours, but maybe more.
Thanks and happy Fourth of July!
I know the part from Durham to Radford, VA but not the remainder. I might consider going on the BRP in Roanoke and alter the way back. So mainly I am wondering about the arc between Christiansburg and Roanoke. Are those good riding roads? What I am looking for is a getaway with more cows and nature than people and cars. I prefer to ride on paved roads and do not have a GPS. My idea is to plan a route, print it, and follow it.
I can spend about 3 days. I usually like to make many breaks, gawk, and also hike a bit. That way, I'd expect to need at least one and a half times as long as the suggested 12 hours, but maybe more.
Thanks and happy Fourth of July!
