Monday, October 16, 2017

PIsgah Inn

Route
High Shoals Falls in South Mountains State Park
NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 85 South, I 485 Outer, I 85 South, US 74 West, US 74 Business Shelby, NC 180 South, US 74 West to Flat Rock NC.
Local Roads, NC 225 South to Flat Rock. NC 225 North, US 25 Business North, US 64 East, I 26 East, Local Road to Saluda NC.  US 176 North, Local Road, US 176 South, Local Road, US 176 North, Local Road, I 26 East to Flat Rock. I 26 East, US 25 North, Local Road, NC 280 West, NC 91 North, Blue Ridge Parkway West to Pisgah Inn. Blue Ridge Parkway East, NC 191 South, Local Road, NC 214 East, I 26 East to Flat Rock.
Local Road, US 25 Business North, US 64 East, I 40 East, NC 18 South, Local Roads to South Mountains State Park. Local Roads, NC 18 North, Local Roads, I 40 East, Local Road to Icard, US 70 East, US 321 South, I 40 East, US 64 East to Mocksville. Local Streets, US 158 East, NC 801 North, I 40 East, US 158 East, I 40 Business East, I 40 East, NC 86 South.
Notes
This was a trip of many detours, starting in Shelby and ending in Winston-Salem.
Results
Mileage on US 25 Business Henderson, US 64, US 74, US 74 Business Shelby, US 176; NC 18, 180, 191, 214, 225.
NPS Sites: Blue Ridge Parkway

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

AHS Class of 70 @ 65

Route
Twin Observation Towers - Irish Hills
Day 1 - NC 86 North, I 40 West, I 85 South, I 73 North, I 40 West, Bus 40 West, US 52 North, I 74 West, I 77 North, US 33 North, Local roads, US 40 West to Franklin Park.
US 62 East, I 670 West, I 71 North, Local roads, US 23 North, OH 15 West, I 75 North, I 275 North to Plymouth
Day 2-3 - Local roads, including I 94, I 96, I 275, US 23, MI 1, MI 8, MI 14, MI 153.
Day 4 - I 275 North, I 96 West, US 23 North, I 75 North, I 75 BL West Branch, MI 55 East, MI 33 North, Local roads to Black Lake Conference Center.
Day 5 - Local roads, MI 68 West, US 31 South, Local Roads, MI 72 West, Local Roads, MI 22 West, MI 109 South to Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore.
MI 109 South, MI 22 South, Local Road, US 31 North, Local Roads to Kaleva.
Local Roads, MI 115 South, US 131 North, US 131 Business North to Cadillac.
Day 6 - US 131 Business South, Local road, MI 115 South, US 10 East, US 127 South, I 69 BL South, Local streets to Lansing.
Local streets, MI 143 East, Local Streets to MSU.
Local streets, US 127 South, Local Road, MI 50 East, US 12 East to Irish Hills.
US 12 West, MI 50 South, US 23 South, I 475 East, I 75 North, I 280 East, OH 51 South, OH 579 East, OH 2 East, OH 2 Connector, OH 163 West to Port Clinton.
OH 163 East to Marblehead. Local Roads, OH 269 South, OH 2 East, US 6 East, OH 60 South, OH 2 East, OH 57 South, I 80 East, OH 21 South to Richfield OH.
Day 7 - OH 21 South, Local Roads to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. OH 14 South, I 271 South, OH 8 South, OH 261 West to Akron. OH 261 East, I 77 South, I 74 East, US 52 South, Bus 40 East, I 40 East, NC 86 South to Chapel Hill.

Results
MI: Clinched I 75 BL West Branch, MI 109. Mileage on MI 1, MI 33, MI 50.
OH: Clinched OH 579. Mileage on I 271, I 480, I 670, US 6, US 33, US 40, US 62, OH 2, OH 14, OH 60,
OH 163, OH 261, OH 269.
NPS Sites: Sleeping Bear NL, Cuyahoga Valley NP
Cuyahoga Valley NP