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Motorcycle Adventures in the Southern Appalachians: North Georgia, Western North Carolina, East Tennessee Book 1

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I first read about this book in an article in the Atlanta Journal/Constitution and had to buy a copy. It was a little hard to find. After reading and taking in many of the adventures listed in the book by Hawk Hagebak, I must say that it is the most insightful and intelligent Motorcycle Guidebook I've ever read. The author uses his experience as a former motorcycle cop to give practical (and humorous!) advice for everything between avoiding a ticket to handling a breakdown. He's really funny! The book is broken into 20+ chapters, each chapter is a ride. The rides include restaurant recommmendations, road descriptions, a map and often some interesting information about the area. My favorite quote from the book is on page 9 where the author is telling the reader how to embellish a "road lie". "I was riding Mile High and the abominable snowman came out of one of the scenic overlooks and chased me all the way into Robbinsville!" The author continues, "Lesson learned? Other than the obvious hazard of a slick road, there's an abominable snowman to contend with, and who wants that?" Another funny quote is in Ridge and Valley Chapter. That ride cuts through a town named, "Sublinga". The author pokes fun at the name by saying, "No, not the medical word- Doctor, my Sublinga is swollen!" The maps are great and they're next to written directions to the right of the maps. I found the rides easy to find and easy to follow. He even includes the mileage from point to point (you can reset your odometer at the start of the ride to keep up with the map mileage). If you are new to the area or have been living in the region for several years (myself for 7 years). I thought I knew all the mountain roads, I do know a lot of them, but not with the detail provided in the book. Very handy, if only the area for the book were larger..... Maybe he will put out another motorcycle guide book? A great buy, even if you are not a biker like me. Just stick your head out the window to act like you're on a bike.... Enjoy...I sure did.

Great book, well written, easy to read, good humor.
Smart layout enables you to xerox the two facing pages to have a complete map and guide for each ride.
The reference section at the end of the book gives you phone number and other info for hotels, restaurants, dealerships, chamber of commerce, etc.; very convenient.

Highly recommended.

This is a great book for planning trips on a motorcycle or a car. The descriptions are detailed and there are bonuses listing restaurants and gas stations. The author goes into a lot of detail about each route. My only complaint is the book is a little thin for $15.00. There is a second book for the rest of North Carolina. It would have been better to combine the two books for $20 - $25. Don't let this comment keep you from getting the books though. The author does a great job.

Motorcycle Adventures in the Southern Appalachians: North Georgia, Western North Carolina, East Tennessee Book 1
Excellent book, well thought out and presented.

Very informative and helpful. There are so many great trips laid out for you in this book, it really saves you a lot of planning. A+++

We were introduced to this title when we encountered a pair of Harley riders at a Welcome station in Tennessee. They had used the book to plan some of their trips & were very pleased with the suggested routes. Upon returning home I researched the title & discovered that the author had produced a series. We went ahead & ordered Book 1 with plans to order the rest of the series in the future. I am a new rider & had noticed that my boyfriend was constantly thinking over different routes to & from a destination in order to provide a pleasurable & varied riding experience for me. This book helps tremendously. We have friends & fellow riders in TN. This book provides us with suggested ride routes to share with them along with stops of interest along the way. We are looking forward to many enjoyable rides with this book in our saddlebags. My only complaint/suggestion is that I wish the spine was spiral. Being paperback with a glued spine, I will be repairing lose pages in the future.

I love guide books. And this one (and the other two by this author) are great!! He gives a lighthearted, but accurate description of rides throughout the Appalachian Mountains. It is informative, fun, and easy to read. The directions are accurate and easy to follow - even for a direction-challenged individual like me. And his sense of humor kept me laughing the entire time, while giving good points and tips for successful motorcycling.

This was purchased as a gift for a guy who has everything for his motorcycles. He was thrilled with it, and dove right in.

I was looking for a book that covered motorcycle rides in No Ga and this is a great book for the Southern Applachians.