We pulled out of our driveway on a cool, crisp Friday morning for a long weekend motorcycle ride. By cool & crisp I mean 51 degrees Fahrenheit, a little less with wind chill, of course. We knew it was going to be at least that or a bit less on Skyline Drive.
We had decked ourselves out in appropriate clothing and closed the vents of the Harley Davidson Ultra Limited, so the chill was not very noticeable. Otherwise, the sun was out with blue sky all about and traffic out of town was quite light.
It took us about an hour to get from home to the northern terminus of Skyline Drive in Front Royal, Virginia. I really think that the state could do a bit better job of signage to get people to the park. I knew where it was but, until you are right upon it the signs are few and far between.
Once we were on Skyline Drive the cool air got a bit cooler! There was nearly a 10-degree difference from the valley to the top of the mountain. While we did notice it, and I turned on the heated grips, the motorcycle seemed to love the cool air and purred as it rolled up, down and around the ridge.
The leaves had not yet started to change colors or drop from the trees, but the greens were awesome to view. I do have another complaint, maybe it is a by-product of Covid 2020 but several of the overlooks really did not overlook. The trees and bush build up limited the view on some of the stops. Only a minor disappointment as the day was so nice!
We reached the southern terminus of the parkway late afternoon and headed to our hotel in Charlottesville, VA. The next day we went to some local site like Monticello. Our return tip was via the American Byway “Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway”, which will be documented on another post.
Skyline Drive by motorcycle really shows that the adage “Riding in car is like watching a movie. Riding on a motorcycle is like being in the movie” is absolutely true.
If you live on the east coast this ride needs to be on your bucket list.
Ride On, Ride Safe
I JUST WANT 2 RIDE!! 
Great photos of what looks like a lovely ride.
Oh, Happy Anniversary too!
Best wishes to you both,
Dookes
Thanks!!!! We had a lot of fun on one of our few 2020 Covid rides.
It’s certainly on the list the next time we are in the US.
It should be….. and you can roll off Skyline Drive and right onto the Blue Ridge Parkway! That is an awesome week long ride (well week long if you stop a lot like us).
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