Weather forecast for the weekend looks OK, for what that's ever worth, so I'll be headed down on my '05 "Military", saddling up from Woodbridge in the DC 'burbs early Friday morning. I'll be picking up Virginia State Route 211, which is a superb little road, just west of Warrenton. It hooks up with
Skyline Drive over at Thornton Gap, and then that becomes
Blue Ridge Parkway, which is pretty much then a straight shot on down to Galax. If you suddenly find yourself in North Carolina with nothing but "First in Flight" license plates, then you've gone just a little bit too far. For ready reference, I've attached a decent resolution map below of the Parkway north of and the area around Galax to print and/or download to your phone in case that GPS gets all medieval on your ass as you're picking your way through them hollers "down yander" where roads is all "sigogglin."
That whole route south is Purest Enfield Heaven, so if you're just malingering somewhere along the Mid-Atlantic Seaboard and doing nothing in particular this weekend than maybe binge-watching
Sons of Anarchy again or re-grouting the tub, you could do worse than to put those off and just thump on down.
If you are coming, shoot me a PM with your phone and email, and I'll reciprocate. That way, you may have someone to contact if you have trouble en route or just want to know where the hell folks are once you're rolling around Galax, since the itinerary's still pretty freeform. I'll be staying at the
Knights Inn Friday and Saturday nights. Once again, you can mention "Royal Enfield" there for a discount ($48 single/$52 double).
Hope to see you there!