Out just after sunrise to a promising sky.
North through Pocahontas County, WV and the Greenbrier Valley of the New River for unimpeded morning traffic flow.
Soon crossed over the Allegheny Front near Frost, WV to a pit stop in the Jackson River of the James in Monterey, VA.
In Highland County, VA, I crossed from the upper Jackson into the Potomac watershed, but the transition is so subtle I have yet to pinpoint the divide.
Intrinsic beauty surrounds.
Crossed back into Pendleton County, WV and through the busy town of Franklin.
Grant County, WV farmland.
My feeble mind was focused on getting it done at the dealership and I forgot to take a pic.
But I did ride off on a sweet 50 mile loop on a spanky new bike and snapped a couple in its natural environs. I tried to find a twisty road but this one had to suffice.
Honda went all Henry Ford with “you can have any color you want as long as it's black”.
Loaded and southbound!
I kept glancing in the rearview half expecting to hear “I am your father” Darth whispered in my ear.
A watergap between Lick and Peters Mountain has long opened the way for travelers to pass to the New River watershed and exit the Chesapeake Bay entering the Gulf of Mexico headwaters. Marking the winds of home of my aesthetic feast for the eyes, the hot and sexy Ms. Smoky.
A shout out to my good friend Eric at Tri-County Honda et al in Petersburg, WV for once again making "new bike day" buttery smooth The place might run without the unflappable "Mr. We'll Make It Work", but not anywhere near as well. And by his suggestion of route, he helped name my new ride!
Thank you good sir.
