More “Big 60 Ride” Pics

I’m woefully behind on blog posts. Hubby’s birthday ride feels like it was ages ago. Jeez.

I’ll spare you the lame excuses. And, because there’s a backlog, I won’t bog this post down with commentary. Basically, we woke up on Saturday, packed up, ate, and rode. It was a glorious day.

I didn’t take nearly as many pictures as I could have. It was a beautiful area. Truly.

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I just HAD to stop for this one.

 

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Looking out over the Grayson Highlands.

 

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Country

 

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Barn Quilt and Tree Farm

 

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More Barn Quilts

 

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Grayson Highlands in Virginia

 

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We were very close to the VA/NC border. I have no idea which state this was in.

 

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A Closer Look at the Barn Quilt

 

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Pretty Barn Quilt

 

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Along a North Carolina Road

 

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Barn Quilt on a Hardware Store in West Jefferson, NC

 

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Giant Cows in West Jefferson, NC

I don’t make Hubby stop much, but I knew we HAD to stop in West Jefferson to see the giant cows at the only cheese factory in NC. I’m glad, too. The town is adorable. It’s on my list of places I absolutely must re-visit.

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Perfect end to a fabulous day.

I actually chose our lodging for the night because it was within easy walking distance of this BBQ place, which had great Yelp! reviews. We weren’t disappointed. The food was delicious.

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Frost!?!

 

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Mount Airy, NC (Any Griffith’s birthplace and inspiration for the fictional Mayberry)

 

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Flashback

 

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Kitsche

 

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Dork

 

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Nice spot for a stretch break.

We were going to visit the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, but we were hungry, I was a bit chilled, and daylight was waning. It’s another place we must re-visit.

I did pop into the visitor’s center to see if their bathrooms worked and was quite tickled to see this mini-LOVEwork with a cool pig in the foreground.

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Mini LOVEwork at Bedford’s D-Day Memorial … suh-WEET! 

Next up… the other place we HAD to stop. Hubby wasn’t thrilled, but it was early in the day and we’d just eaten breakfast, so he humored me.

Here’s a sneak-peek.

Doesn't he look happy?
Doesn’t he look happy?

That’s love.