greatbear | There's beauty in them thar hills (v. 2.0)

(This is a repost of my original entry from yesterday. Minus the HTML fubars, o' course)

Some of you might already be familiar with my ~~obsession~~ appreciation for that wonderful piece of asphalt nirvana, US 129 aka The Tail Of The Dragon in NC/TN. Some of the best curves on the planet nestled in some of the nicest scenery. I would spend more time carving those corners if it was not a near-10 hour drive from here. I have several friends who make regular treks to play in the street there. Some have longer rides than I do to get there. Some lucky bastards are relatively close.

When not decreasing my tire and brake life by several thousand miles with each batch of runs, it's fun to relax and watch other people and check out their rides. Enthusiasts show up on sport bikes, cruisers, sports cars and everything imaginable. Darryl Cannon, known best by his moniker "Killboy" is there almost every weekend along with his crew of lensman buddies capturing the Dragon Denizens at their best (and sometimes worst). Darryl has tranformed his webpage somewhat recently into a blog and expanded his photo chronicles as well as his extensive online store of pictures available for purchase. The blog format encourages participation of the folks who are regulars on the Dragon and makes for interesting reading.

I mentioned before about people watching. I found a few pictures that Darryl has posted and decided to share with my readership some representative shots of what constitutes some of the finer aspects of "the asphalt arts"

I said the scenery was nice too, didnt I?

I really want to return before the end of fall, but time constraints have me tied up, so that seems quite unlikely. In the meantime, I will live vicariously through the stories of my friends as well as Killboy's photography. I can almost smell the tires, oil and brake pads now...