Last night I was shown around East Nashville by my buddy tubenerd (also known as "internet daddy") and it's a pretty happening town. I take everything back, this place is awesome.

As of last night I have an interview on Friday in California, so I stepped things up today so I can get a good day of riding in tomorrow before my flight.

Oh wait, that's the wrong map. Here's the part I was awake for.

So I gave in and hit the slab this morning, but as I got closer and closer to the Gap, life started getting better. Not sure how to explain it, it started when I actually saw other bikes on the road—that's a good start. A store dedicated to dual sport riding? Getting warmer. And then?

Now we're talking.

The views weren't bad, either.

Said hello to one of the roadside photographers and got meta.

I did roughly three laps of the place, and got good and sore. On my way to BRP I caught a glimpse of the dam.

Next stop, Blue Ridge for a little unwinding. I think I used more tire on BRP than in the Gap because it only has one radius of corner—it just repeats a few thousand times. Nice and predictable, no surprises. Just how I like to spend the last two hours of my day.

Lots of turnouts and all of them afforded some pretty stunning views.

The sun was starting to dip, marking the end of a full day of riding, as I pulled into Dezmo's place. Here's his hawklette.

And here he is, testing the load rating on my rack.

That's it for today! Tomorrow will be a bunch of local riding, punctuated with a trip to the airport. See you then.