Posted by Brad Osborne on December 1, 2021 · 15 Comments
Hard to sleep the night before.
Always harder, not knowing.
With the rising sun we’ll leave,
I wonder where we’re going.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 8, 2020 · 32 Comments
It’s been a long, cold winter away,
And spring love brings an urgency…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 15, 2020 · 18 Comments
You put it on like a tailor-made suit,
Something crafted with a purpose,
Powerful with good looks to boot,
It fits perfectly where every curve is.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 2, 2019 · 1 Comment
The twilight comes too fast now
Midday sun not near as high
Season running out somehow
Cooler wind in cloudless sky
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 7, 2019 · 5 Comments
As a rider, I am very aware of this evasive quarry that is sufficient explanation. As a writer, even more so struck by the lack of qualitative words that I can hobble together to provide any insight.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 24, 2019 · 8 Comments
It is still one of the most technical rides, on one of the most dangerous roads in the world. And it is worth every second.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 23, 2019 · 2 Comments
Stretching from US 129, at the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, Moonshiner 28 winds its way southeastward 103 miles, through Franklin and Highlands, North Carolina, before turning southward into Georgia and South Carolina and ending at the sleepy town of Walhalla, SC. This road is steeped in local history. Once one of the … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 22, 2019 · 4 Comments
The Devils Triangle, just north of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in the mountains of the Cumberland Plateau, is made up of some of the most unusual two-lane twisty roads in eastern Tennessee.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 20, 2019 · 2 Comments
The Foothills Parkway is 33 miles of paved and maintained road that follows the Smoky Mountain ridgeline from US 129 to Walland, Tennessee. It winds through the Nantahala National Forest and provides spectacular views of the Smoky Mountains to the east, and the Cumberland Mountains to the west.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 19, 2019 · 4 Comments
Referred to as “The Mile-High Legend” their tag line is “A Drive Above The Clouds”.
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