Quote Originally Posted by IFjane View Post
Isn't it awesome up there?
It is very neat up there.
A few things we noted:
- The stark difference in the topography and views as we moved south to north, moving from the mountains to the plateau region to the ridge.
- The extreme variation in temps between the shade and the sun! That's why we usually left the wind vests on all day, despite the temps (that...and visibility, moving from shade to light to shade....the yellow was good in the sun-dappled areas).
- I really wished I had a helmet cam, to record some of the descents - coming down off a ridge, with wonderful views both to your left and your right was amazing. We were really riding along a knife-edge in some sections.
- Most of the folks we met were really, really, cool. We met a woman from Richmond riding north to south solo, with only a Camelbak Mule and a handlebar bag! (She had mailed some things ahead of her to hotels where she had reservations along the way, but geez..she was a rock star).
- Holiday weekend = lots and lots of motorcycles. Big, roaring Harleys. Big, not-such-roaring BMWs and Honda Goldwings. All BIG touring bikes in big groups. By mid-week, they quieted down...thankfully.
- There is a lot we didn't see. Return trips - even if not to do the whole thing - will be required!