Part of the reason for coming to the east coast, besides the chicken fried philly cheese steak, is to ride the road called the “tail of the dragon”. We stopped in deals gap at the bottom of the dragon and took the requisite photos of the tree of shame, decorated with lots of crashed motorcycle bits collected from the dragon, my favorite being the tricycle wheel. The road is awesome with 318 curves in 11 miles. The speed limit is 30mph but locals said you wouldn’t get ticketed until about 50mph. A fact borne out when we were followed by the highway patrol for a few miles. Very civilized.
