Sometimes it is not quite so obvious but life is full of forks
To quote Yogi Berra, when you come to a fork in the road, take it!
Wandering is good for the soul. Some of my best discoveries have been as a result of taking the road less traveled. Where does that road go? GPS is for right brained and lazy minds.
On the other hand, I have also been caught in the dark on narrow roads.
Another motorcycle story. One of the dangers of riding alone is that you are completely free to make mistakes.
I took a trip out to see my son in the Marine Corp in NC. Not too far out of the way are the Smokey Mountains. There is a famous road called the Dragon not far from the park Highway 129. Look it up. A Mecca for motorcyclists and car enthusiast.
So I ride down from Cincinnati. I get to the Pigeon Forge. Traffic is backed up on a Thursday in the spring. I employ my internal compass take a right which leads to a highway which leads to the Foothills Parkway. Dodging some rain but stayed dry.
Sometimes I impress myself when my plan actually works and I found the highway, the Foothills Parkway, and the Dragon.
I had it to myself on a Thursday night just before sunset. Life is good.
I then started looking for a place to rest my head. 2.5 hour later, a wrong turn up a two lane mountain road in the dark, I finally found a place. Not exactly as planned.
I then started looking for a place to rest my head. 2.5 hour later, a wrong turn up a two lane mountain road in the dark, I finally found a place. Not exactly as planned.
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