Downtown Asheville

Antsy to be on the bike, with sunshine on our faces, we took a quick late afternoon ride through downtown Asheville, a truly lovely city to visit any time of the year.

Aston Park, Asheville

In the middle of Battery Park, it is always great to ride past Pritchard Park. Something is always happening there, even if it is just the glowing light of the sun against the blue land of the sky...

Pritchard Park

Pond Road, Asheville

Pond Road, Just off Sardis Road

Willow bathed in sunlight

Another early morning start, we left the house at 7:30.

Everything looks like magic. The light streams this time of day with golden surreal beauty...

We are heading for Mt. Mitchell off the Blue Ridge Parkway...

Downtown Asheville

Down Mo's Way

Saturday morning, Memorial Day weekend.
We are two early birds, flying out the door, down the mountain, by 8:30.

A beautiful Asheville morning.

Everyone in the neighborhood seems to still be asleep as we go roaring by.

Off our haven, down Mo's Way. The sky opens up with glory blue, green, gold. Feels great.

Downtown Asheville, Vance Monument in the Distance

"Outside the open window the morning air is all awash with angels.
Love calls us to things of this world."
 ~ Richard Wilbur

Courthouse Square

Sun Bathes Pack Square

We ride through downtown, slowly, soaking in the ambiance. The sun shining. The rare sight of virtually no one walking the streets or on the road.


Nicknamed the "Paris of the South," Asheville is a charming cosmopolitan Mecca of artists and creativity. Art Deco buildings and the skyline framed by the Smoky Mountains.


Great New York Times article, 36 Hours in Asheville, N.C.
Daily Celebration on Asheville's famous Biltmore Estate.

Ride in Winter

Yes, We ride in winter.
Approaching sunset in Asheville.
How I love the bare branches
That throw shadows across the road.
Lines and bends.
Spectacular beauty.
Heartbeats.
Stark strength.
And an endless mysterious ride.

ABATE Poker Run 2011

We joined our friends Dana and Kathy today on a fundraising poker run.

The Bikers Association/ABATE raised over $6,000 today to support the needs of hospitalized Veterans at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC.

It was a gorgeous morning, blue skies and great spirit. Stellar Asheville scenery at every turn. Here is the beautiful French Broad River near Weaverville, North Carolina...

Beaucatcher Tunnel, Asheville

Cool evening ride east through downtown Asheville and the two-laned Beaucatcher Tunnel...

Completed in 1928, the tunnel "cut" was blasted out of solid granite. Here we are, riding through granite and light.