Today's mileage: 378
Loop mileage: 3224
Quest total: 18,621
State total: 48
Present location: Fancy Gap, Va.
I know that from Leesburg, Virginia I can go west, catch the interstate south all the way into South Carolina and be home in ten hours. And once you are headed that way, the pull of home can be awfully strong. But I've had such great riding days by staying off the interstate, that I just couldn't let this quest end that way. Especially since I had such a great alternative route so close. So I decided to go ahead and take two days to get home. About 40 miles southwest of Leesburg, you enter the Shenandoah National Park, and get on the Skyline Drive which carries you along the top of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As you exit the park, you immediately join the Blue Ridge Parkway. The combined length of these roads is over 550 miles. Right now there is very little traffic( too early for all the leaf lookers, and the summer vacation rush is over), and semis and all commercial traffic is banned, as are billboards. The roads climb and descend, with sweeping turns, some tight spirals, and fantastic scenery the entire way. Without a doubt, this is the way to end this journey right. So I'm on the road for another day, but I'll be home tomorrow.
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