Sunday, June 26: Loft Mountain to Peaks of Otter
Today was the kind of ride I had in mind when I
planned the trip. I covered the southern end of Skyline Drive and the northern
end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Breaking camp and packing up took longer than I
expected. I had a nice chat with the man in the next campsite, who had a
beautiful recumbent bicycle.
“That’s a beautiful bike,” I told him.
“So is that,” he replied, pointing to my motorcycle.
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| Beth and me at a Dixie Chicks concert. |
At the southern end of the Skyline Drive, just where
the Blue Ridge Parkway begins, there is a visitor’s information center, where I
was astonished to hear they offered free wifi. I brought in my laptop and write
for about an hour, and then did something wrong that deleted every entry in my
entire blog. (I think there were five or six.) Deep gratitude to my wonderful
girlfriend, Beth, who managed to find a copy of the blog with those entries (al
except the last), and copy them into an e-mail to me. Thank you, Beth!
Getting into Peaks of Otter was like coming home. I
had a hot shower a good meditation, and a hot dinner at the beautiful
restaurant. There was a wedding taking place at the Peaks, and I can’t think of
a more beautiful place for a wedding. |
| View of Sharp Top across Abbott Lake from Peaks of Otter Lodge. |
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