And there are so many of them that you never seem to run out. and they will give you their favorites, but the reality is that ANY road in the area is just peachy. What I mean is that you can ask for the "best roads" in the area from fellow forum members who live in the area. This area was one of those areas that I would see for the next week. Stayed there a couple of nights because it was now cold (low 40s) still raining and the riding and countryside were beautiful even in those conditions. Basically I followed 421 to 89 to Paris, Ky-about 17 miles out of Lexington and in the heart of horse country.
Decided on this at the last moment and it was a good decision.
My route across Kentucky would take me from Middlesboro in the SE to the Lexington area, and horse and bluegrass country. Stopped in Middlesboro, Ky for the evening, ate Mexican for the second evening in a row and awoke to find rain again the next morning. I was the only one on the roads and much of the time the roads were canopied with trees. Tn 90 became Ky 74 and they were both great, though the surface of 74 sometimes consisted of broken pavement, very broken pavement and was pretty damn slippery in the wet conditions. The quality of the roads abruptly changing from just fine to mediocre and sometimes just plain bad, but the scenery improved by leaps and bounds. Up the eastern side of Tennessee was fun though and then I arrived in Kentucky. Getting on the road and away I headed onto backroads that would be the remainder of my trip, but in the wet, which severely limited photo ops. And the next morning I awoke to 50+ degree temps and rain. Even though it was early October, it was a bit cool. Left home and headed for NE Alabama, slabbing it to make time, arriving in Scottsboro, Alabama in the early evening.
I used my sunglasses this day and not again for the next 10 days. Starting out I squinted in the bright hazy light for the last time for about 5 days. This was to be called the Falling Leaves Ride, but after a day or so it would be known as the Falling Rain Ride. When you're planning one of these rides they usually get a name for the file you keep on the computer for all the stuff related to the ride. But it was harder, though still thoroughly enjoyable. Only 10 -11 days on the road and only about 3300 miles, but it was harder physically that my big trips out west. I had driven that area and was impressed by the great roads there, so started planning. Decided on heading to where West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio meet. After out west last spring I started thinking about the fall and where to go.
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