Twisted slightly to the left first then right and then a BIG DIP and back up and left again.! WOOOOHOOOO
We had a great night sleep and woke up to the sound of rain. We thought for sure the day was doomed, but shortly after breakfast the skies cleared up. There was a couple here from S. Carolina that was heading out at the same time as us and asked us if we wanted to ride, so we tagged along. My main concern from all the rain the night prior was wet roads but by the time we got out there it was just perfect.
We made a left out of T.W.O. and took Wolf Pen Gap road North. This was an awesome start to the day. Nice long twisting roads, very relaxed. The road was surrounded by gorgeous scenery. Beautiful mountain side dotted by red barns and cow/horse pastures. We took Wolf Pen Gap for about 13 miles and then the real fun began...
Right at the end of Wolf Pen Gap is Blood Mountain, know to be Georgia's Dragon. The closer we get the more evident that this was going to be an interesting one. The road was all of the sudden flanked on both sides by trees as tall as the eye can take you and the morning dew was slowly rising off the road, almost looked like smoke... hence why they call it the Smokey Mountains. It seemed erie to a certain point. Then come the signs "Steep turns and elevation changes" Oh yeah baby... I was ready for it today!
So we continue and sure enough the twist and turns start to get tighter and tighter and drastically changing in elevation. At certain points the road it self was slanting at a 45 degree angle, combine that with a tight turn and you've got your self a party!...lol. It was constant, one turn after another, you haven't completed a turn and you have to set your self up for the next.
Once we got to the end of Blood Mountain we headed east towards Helen, Ga. This was another set of gorgeous sweeping roads. Helen, GA is a little German town in the mountains and it was packed! We parked the bikes and headed out on foot. I had left the camera behind so these pictures are from a disposable one... better than nothing.
I like this picture in particular... traditional horse meet modern day iron horse
Wouldn't you know he would find the first candy shop in town...
I guess I was not too far behind.
This is the famous Chattahoochee river, it flows right through town. During the summer you can tube down the river.
I'm assuming these bikers just finished "Slaying the Dragon" up in N.C. Can you imagine riding through town with that on the back? lol
This was the typical architecture in Helen, beautiful German themed hotels, shops and restaurants.
You can barely see it, but notice the antique gas pump on the other side of the bikes...
This was a neat little country shop in town that had some local specialties such as peach salsa and other treats... It was packed!
It was a popular day to be in Helen, the line of traffic was back up for miles. Luckily was got there right before it got really bad.
More beautiful buildings ...
After visiting Helen we noticed some dark clouds starting to roll in again so we hightailed it back to T.W.O. We took 19 to 60, as we did yesterday, but today I was more confident on the road and maybe even a little cocky towards the end. I found a sweet spot in third gear and mastered almost all the turns without hitting the brakes. It was euphoria...
We made a left out of T.W.O. and took Wolf Pen Gap road North. This was an awesome start to the day. Nice long twisting roads, very relaxed. The road was surrounded by gorgeous scenery. Beautiful mountain side dotted by red barns and cow/horse pastures. We took Wolf Pen Gap for about 13 miles and then the real fun began...
Right at the end of Wolf Pen Gap is Blood Mountain, know to be Georgia's Dragon. The closer we get the more evident that this was going to be an interesting one. The road was all of the sudden flanked on both sides by trees as tall as the eye can take you and the morning dew was slowly rising off the road, almost looked like smoke... hence why they call it the Smokey Mountains. It seemed erie to a certain point. Then come the signs "Steep turns and elevation changes" Oh yeah baby... I was ready for it today!
So we continue and sure enough the twist and turns start to get tighter and tighter and drastically changing in elevation. At certain points the road it self was slanting at a 45 degree angle, combine that with a tight turn and you've got your self a party!...lol. It was constant, one turn after another, you haven't completed a turn and you have to set your self up for the next.
Once we got to the end of Blood Mountain we headed east towards Helen, Ga. This was another set of gorgeous sweeping roads. Helen, GA is a little German town in the mountains and it was packed! We parked the bikes and headed out on foot. I had left the camera behind so these pictures are from a disposable one... better than nothing.
I like this picture in particular... traditional horse meet modern day iron horse
Wouldn't you know he would find the first candy shop in town...
I guess I was not too far behind.
This is the famous Chattahoochee river, it flows right through town. During the summer you can tube down the river.
I'm assuming these bikers just finished "Slaying the Dragon" up in N.C. Can you imagine riding through town with that on the back? lol
This was the typical architecture in Helen, beautiful German themed hotels, shops and restaurants.
You can barely see it, but notice the antique gas pump on the other side of the bikes...
This was a neat little country shop in town that had some local specialties such as peach salsa and other treats... It was packed!
It was a popular day to be in Helen, the line of traffic was back up for miles. Luckily was got there right before it got really bad.
More beautiful buildings ...
After visiting Helen we noticed some dark clouds starting to roll in again so we hightailed it back to T.W.O. We took 19 to 60, as we did yesterday, but today I was more confident on the road and maybe even a little cocky towards the end. I found a sweet spot in third gear and mastered almost all the turns without hitting the brakes. It was euphoria...
I had some time to really check out T.W.O. today. I know that I was not very impressed when I got here, but I just needed to get to know it better. This place has character, welcoming people and some of the best darn food around.
My VTX in front of the garden...
The garden was rustic but beautiful...it was filled with butterflies, humming birds and HUGE honey bees. I know it's kind of fru fru for a biker joint, but relaxing none the less... 
This rustic little bridge connected the main area to part of the tent camping site...
The garden was littered with all types of interesting pieces such as this old axle off of old farming equipment.
This was one of many humming bird feeders in the garden. I tried to catch him in a pic a couple of times but the little bastard was too quick.
This is one of my favorite pics... it's was in a bird fountain and the rock reads "tranquility"
A motorcycle wind chime that hasn't seen much wind by the looks of the cobwebs on it.
A little piece for meditation. There is something for everyone here.
These are the rules folks...#7 is an interesting rule. I guess they've seen a rowdy crowd or two.
This was a huge mural in front of T.W.O. a tribute to Wolf Pen Road...
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Need the pics!!!
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