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- From: doc@webrider.central.sun.com (Steve Bunis)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: Blue Ridge Parkway
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 18:07:27 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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- In article 1jni4kINNiad@CS.UTK.EDU, dlady@galoob.cs.utk.edu (Don Lady) writes:
- > |> The Blue Ridge Parkway begins near Cherokee, North Carolina (at the eastern
- > |> entrance to the Great Smoky Mts. National Park) and runs along the
- > |> Appalachians up into Virginia, ending at Shenandoah Natl. Park (I think).
- > |> It's a two-lane highway, built mostly during the Depression, high altitude,
- > |> very twisty, very scenic. I'm looking forward to riding it sometime.
- > |> --
- > |> =------------------------------------------------------------------=
- > |> = Wade Franklin DoD #705 '92 FXDC DynaGlide Custom =
- > |> = wfrank@well.sf.ca.us HOG, AMA '66 Triumph Trophy 650 =
- > |> =------------------------------------------------------------------=
- >
- > It also has a speed limit of 35 MPH most of the way. But, sometimes
- > you can even get up faster. But then you miss all the scenery. :(
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- In many places it would be quite easy to become part of that
- scenery. Veeeeeerrrrrrrry looooooong drops to the valley! Be
- a hell of a view though :^).
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-
- >
- > --
- > Don (dlady@cs.utk.edu) Lady
- > AMA #162364 DoD #803
- > Suzuki GS850GX, GS750EN Yamaha DT175E for the cowtrails!
- > Honda TR200 (used to be the ex's)
- >
-
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- Steve Bunis, Sun Microsystems ***DoD #0795***
- Itasca, IL
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