Was checking out a loop climbing up Avery rd and coming down black mountain. Is this what youre referring to with mid/lower black?Classic Ridgeline loop at DuPont
Then lunch at the Hub
Then middle and lower black in Pisgah
Yes. If you notice Black Mountain is split into Lower, Middle, Upper and Upper-Upper.Was checking out a loop climbing up Avery rd and coming down black mountain. Is this what youre referring to with mid/lower black?
Chiming in and following along. Work trip 3rd week of January. Going to drive down early and planning something very similar. Need to be in Cherokee, NC by 1/22. Was thinking Bent Creek, Dupont, and Pisgah on the days before. Hitting Carvin's Cove on the drive home after.
Glad you liked it, saw you even had the legs to go up Upper, which is worth it.
You were probably in the lot when I drove past, seemed really packed today in the forest.
Last week, looked at the long range forecast. It's not looking good in the days before or after the work event I'm attending in Cherokee. Thought about shifting ride plans to after the event. Of course the best days will be while I'm standing around inside the convention area.Planning my routes before making my way. Leaving NJ Sat, 1/18. Thinking BC on Sun, Dupont Mon and Pisgah Tues. Need to be at Cherokee on Wed.
Bummer, weather got in the way on my trip down also, managed to squeeze in a couple hours on the drive back up.Rather than put the wear and tear on my personal vehicle driving down and burning some vacation time, decided to fly down on the company dime and save the vacation days for something else.
It's all good. Bummed that I can't squeeze some Pisgah in. Plenty of riding to be had throughout the rest of the year. The vacation time is being saved for a potential trip to Scotland in the fall.Bummer, weather got in the way on my trip down also, managed to squeeze in a couple hours on the drive back up.
Option B:
Borrow my bike bag and fly down first class. Any bag under 70lbs checks for free. I’ll always opt for first class on bike trips. The $200+ you spend checking the bike each way in economy makes it worth the upgrade….sometimes
Interested to know this as well…What is the best month for riding weather in the spring:
March
April or
May?