Camping on the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC

Pie · 06-08-2007, 12:19 PM

Badger and I went camping two weeks ago at Mount Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC. I put up the web page with lots of pics. Here are a few.

See here for the rest, and for

copyright info.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-08-2007, 12:45 PM

Beautiful, thank you.
Oh btw, copyright schmopy right, I'm stealing that motorcycle sign. I already have it, but it's a crappy picture, your's...uh, ours... is primo.

Griff · 06-08-2007, 12:49 PM

That is a pretty wacky sign. Great pics Pie!

Pie · 06-08-2007, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh btw, copyright schmopy right, I'm stealing that motorcycle sign. I already have it, but it's a crappy picture, your's...uh, ours... is primo.

You're welcome. So (if you know) what the hell is it??

BTW, there are other "pages" (Flowers, Waterfalls, etc.) in the table of contents up on top. I don't know if people see that or not. (The page is of my own design, so sometimes I can't tell what other people see/don't see.)

Sundae · 06-08-2007, 01:50 PM

Lovely area, great pictures.

Can you really not work out what the sign means?
Well.... sigh... I suppose I can tell you.

It's "No Riding Trick Riding Over The Rainbow - This Is A National Park, Not The Entrance To Valhalla"

See why they prefer a graphic representation now?

Pie · 06-08-2007, 01:54 PM

As far as I can tell, there's no circle around it and a slash through it. That would be "NO riding"... It just seems to indicate "Please ride in an insane manner, and other motorists should be aware that you are insane."

Cloud · 06-08-2007, 01:55 PM

beautiful!

Sundae · 06-08-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

As far as I can tell, there's no circle around it and a slash through it. That would be "NO riding"... It just seems to indicate "Please ride in an insane manner, and other motorists should be aware that you are insane."

I stand corrected - I always confuse the two.

glatt · 06-08-2007, 02:07 PM

I think the sign was mounted wrong. It's supposed to be rotated ccw by 90 degrees.

glatt · 06-08-2007, 02:10 PM

And I love the rest of your pictures too. The Maine ones take me home.

Sundae · 06-08-2007, 02:11 PM

That's brilliant!

And the great thing is that somewhere in NC is a sign poster laughing up his sleeve at his little joke, not knowing that even people across the Atlantic are now onto his game.

zippyt · 06-08-2007, 02:41 PM

Verry COOL !!!!

Great pics , it looks like a Great place to hang out for a while .

Pie · 06-08-2007, 02:55 PM

A long hike, then back to the campsite for good beer, good fire, a couple of steaks, bright stars... Ahhh!

The only drawback to that campground was the lack of showers, but we rigged our own.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-08-2007, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

As far as I can tell, there's no circle around it and a slash through it. That would be "NO riding"... It just seems to indicate "Please ride in an insane manner, and other motorists should be aware that you are insane."

No, it's a warning that there are sharp bends so don't be looking at the scenery when you should be paying attention to the road, or you'll end up in deep poopy.

The reason I already had a crappy shot was a friend of mine was riding through there and had the triple tree (front end) of his bike lock up so he couldn't turn. He went off on the shoulder but unhurt. His wife grabbed a shot of the bike and the sign, thinking he was lucky it happened by the sign and not where the sign was warning about.

Sundae · 06-08-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, it's a warning that there are sharp bends so don't be looking at the scenery when you should be paying attention to the road, or you'll end up in deep poopy.

And don't be trying to work out what the sign actually means rather than watching the road ahead...

06-08-2007, 12:19 PM	#1
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Camping on the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC Badger and I went camping two weeks ago at Mount Pisgah on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, NC. I put up the web page with lots of pics. Here are a few. See here for the rest, and for copyright info. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-08-2007, 12:45 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Beautiful, thank you. Oh btw, copyright schmopy right, I'm stealing that motorcycle sign. I already have it, but it's a crappy picture, your's...uh, ours... is primo. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-08-2007, 12:49 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That is a pretty wacky sign. Great pics Pie! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-08-2007, 01:50 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Lovely area, great pictures. Can you really not work out what the sign means? Well.... sigh... I suppose I can tell you. It's "No Riding Trick Riding Over The Rainbow - This Is A National Park, Not The Entrance To Valhalla" See why they prefer a graphic representation now? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-08-2007, 01:54 PM	#6
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	As far as I can tell, there's no circle around it and a slash through it. That would be "NO riding"... It just seems to indicate "Please ride in an insane manner, and other motorists should be aware that you are insane." __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-08-2007, 01:55 PM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	beautiful! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-08-2007, 02:07 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think the sign was mounted wrong. It's supposed to be rotated ccw by 90 degrees. Attached Images

06-08-2007, 02:10 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And I love the rest of your pictures too. The Maine ones take me home.

06-08-2007, 02:11 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That's brilliant! And the great thing is that somewhere in NC is a sign poster laughing up his sleeve at his little joke, not knowing that even people across the Atlantic are now onto his game. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-08-2007, 02:41 PM	#12
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Verry COOL !!!! Great pics , it looks like a Great place to hang out for a while . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-08-2007, 02:55 PM	#13
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	A long hike, then back to the campsite for good beer, good fire, a couple of steaks, bright stars... Ahhh! The only drawback to that campground was the lack of showers, but we rigged our own. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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