Today’s forecast was in the lowers 80’s today with only a 20% chance of rain. We headed to the Blue Ridge Parkway was about 7 miles away. We go on the Blue Ridge Parkway and headed south towards Pisgah Peak. It was a very enjoyable ride up with the long winding turns and beautiful scenery. We went through 3 tunnels as we climbed through 3000 feet in elevation. The temps were quickly dropping and we were having a hard time seeing in the tunnels with regular sunglasses. We pulled off at a scenic outlook and put an extra layer of clothing on and swapped out glasses for the expected tunnels ahead.
Buck Springs Gap
Buck Springs Gap
We went through another 5-7 tunnels and were thankful we all decided to put another layer of clothing, although a few us put on a lighter layer than we expected to need and were still cool by the time we hit the peak elevation of just over 5000 feet.
Pisgah Peak, North Carolina
Pisgah Peak, North Carolina
Pisgah Peak, North Carolina
We had lunch at the restaurant located there and by the time we were done eating the pop up storm had arrived.
It was pretty cool watching the clouds roll in and sock us in at the top of mountain, but it meant we were going to have head down the mountain in the rain. We geared up and headed out and it rained all the way down. We took it nice and slow and didn’t have any issues though.
We passed a few waterfalls and stopped at Looking Glass Falls to take some pictures just as the rain was stopping.
Looking Glass Falls
Selfie at Looking Glass Falls
We made the ride back into Asheville and stopped in town to get out, walk around and let the ladies window shop. After an hour or so of window shopping we were ready to get back on the bikes and head for the cabin for the night.
Tomorrow we plan on heading home and leaving around 8:00 am. The weather looks good for tomorrow, but today’s weather looked good as well and we still rode in 45 minutes of rain! We were stuck in the only pop up shower in western North Carolina. I hope our luck fairs better weather wise tomorrow.