The last state.....

Today we hit the North Carolina state line.  As Nicholas said, "Our 99th milestone."   We spent most of the day in a drizzle culminating in a downpour as we finished the 84 mile ride.  This was supposed to be a shorter day of 67 miles, but due to a road construction detour, our route was expanded adding 17 miles and an extra 1000' of climbing, .  Here is today's track.

Today was much more scenic than the last few days.  However, there were parts of the route the RV could not handle.  In Erwin, Home of Blue Ridge Pottery, part of the route was on a bike path next to the creek.  Then to divert off a major highway (US 19E), Nicholas and Ted rode back roads.  It was a good thing Beth did not take the RV down these routes.  We might still be stuck between the rocks.

I don't think the RV would fit through here...
and yes, this is a road.

Tomorrow we are looking forward to riding the Blue Ridge Highway.

Minneapolis, NC