Northeast / New England riders heading to Inzane
Alzacs:
Quote from: NewValker on February 06, 2020, 04:37:48 PM
Also, 84 to 81 is a little longer, but way easier & safer than 95.
YMMV,
Craig
I'm playing with Google Maps, and popped Scranton, PA in to try the 84 to 81 that you mention and it adds only minutes! Less than an hour! WOW!
I expect to register shortly - waiting on the return to hit the account. :cooldude: I'm wide open for options, including a good coffee-meet.
Sean - Alz
mhallock:
Leaving from North Jersey early on June 6th....will be taking super-slab (81) and will try to get 450-500 miles in out of the 660 miles to Ashville.....should put me in Ashville by lunchtime on June 7th. That's the plan so far, anyway....
Mark
Alzacs:
REGISTERED !! My target arrival is Sunday mid-day. I'm liking the idea of I-84 to I-81. (safer is nicer).
Anyone have suggestions or recommendations for where to get to on Sat evening to stay the night? Backward planning don't-ya-know. (Looks like some-place Virginia leaves a comfy scoot on Sunday morn.
(i.e. Harrisonburg VA leaves me 5.5 hours on Sunday morning after 9.5 hrs Saturday) 940mi total
Jess from VA:
Harrisonburg is a city with lots of traffic (but OK).
If you run south 26 miles from Harrisonburg, the next town is the smaller Staunton, and we have stayed at the Days Inn there several times (as it's close to the top (mile marker one) of the Blue Ridge Parkway BRP - South). It's right off I-81, and always been cheap and clean. https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/staunton-virginia/days-inn-staunton/overview?CID=LC:DI:20160927:RIO:Local:SM-disatl&iata=00093796
If you wanted to ride the BRP south to NC, you just run East out of Staunton on I-65 or 250 over to Waynesboro (12 miles), and the BRP entrance is close by (4 miles). And there's a good clean Days Inn there too. https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/waynesboro-virginia/days-inn-waynesboro-va/overview?CID=LC:DI:20160927:RIO:Local:SM-disatl&iata=00093796
Of course it's an all day ride going down from there. And weather dependent (you don't want rain and fog, or you won't make it to NC before dark - with the deer). And if this was a ride you wanted to make, but it was crap weather on the trip down, it might be a perfect day on the return ride North.
And if you did decide to ride the BRP (ever), you want to print out this page about gas station availability and take it with you. You can rarely see stations from the Parkway, and some exits the station is right there, and others it's 30 miles away (out of your way, and you're already on reserve). There are little concrete mile markers all the way down BRP, and you use those to find gas. And save it to favorites.
https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/gas-availability/
BRP map. https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/parkway-maps/
Now if you wanted to save a bit of time leaving Staunton on day two, you could get back on I-81 South and burn down to Roanoke (90 miles) and exit there, and the BRP is just 20 miles away from there. Maybe knock off two hours total time to NC on day two. But if it's raining everywhere, lay off the BRP to another day.
And if you want to take the BRP, it is always a good idea to call the HQ park and ask about any road repairs on the date in question. If so, they will tell you between what mile markers the work is going on. I have had occasion to hit fresh chip and seal operations that you absolutely don't want to ride on, and had to go back and detour around. It's rare, but it does happen. https://www.blueridgeparkway.org/contact-us/
Alzacs:
Thank you! May have to adjust start time. I am targeting Sunday mid-day arrival at hotel. But if I start earlier, I might be able to add in the side trip ... OR save it for the return
Everything is wide open at this early stage, and I have enough leave on the books to allow adjustments.
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