{"id":237,"date":"2013-05-24T20:31:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T00:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/?p=237"},"modified":"2014-12-14T12:49:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T17:49:16","slug":"to-deals-gap-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/to-deals-gap-day-5\/","title":{"rendered":"to Deal\u2019s Gap, Day 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After yesterday&#8217;s storm we were expecting the bike to be soaked and also we were wondering what are we going to do about the outside of the tent, however to our surprise everything was dried (thank you wind). We packed everything and headed to the park\u2019s restaurant for breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-239\" alt=\"IMG_6121\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6121-300x400.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6121-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6121-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6121.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-240\" alt=\"Breakfast\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6123-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6123-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6123.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We continue the ride from mile 51 towards mile 84-87 Peaks of Otter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258\" alt=\"IMG_6265\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6265-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6265-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6265.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-257\" alt=\"IMG_6240\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6240-300x400.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6240-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6240-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6240.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-256\" alt=\"IMG_6235\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6235-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6235-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6235.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-255\" alt=\"IMG_6233\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6233-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6233-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6233.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-254\" alt=\"IMG_6224\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6224-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6224-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6224.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-253\" alt=\"IMG_6216\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6216-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6216-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6216.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Half way to our destination we decided to stop at Waynesboro.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-249\" alt=\"IMG_6177\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6177-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6177-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6177.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Waynesboro is a city that is at the end of the Skyline Drive. We found this camping store where we bought some stuff that we were missing; you know: flashlight, camping food, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6176.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-248\" alt=\"IMG_6176\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6176-300x400.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6176-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6176-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6176.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stopped at a Starbucks for free internet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6181.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-250\" alt=\"IMG_6181\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6181-300x400.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6181-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6181-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6181.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We checked online for campsite at Peaks of Otter, but they told me that there were no sites available however they do have spots for \u201cwalk ins\u201d so we decided to risk it and headed there anyways. We had lunch at Pizza Hut, filled up the tank and headed towards the Blue Ridge Parkway towards mile 84.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6182.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-251\" alt=\"IMG_6182\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6182-300x400.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6182-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6182-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6182.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-252\" alt=\"IMG_6186\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6186-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6186-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6186.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ride through the parkway was a lot faster, speed limit of 45 mph ( 70 km\/h) and it was gorgeous.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-241\" alt=\"IMG_6128\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6128-300x400.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6128-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6128-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6128.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today we were late on our schedule, it was around 7:00pm when we got to Peaks Of Otter Campgrounds which was Closed, I guess the reservation line was not up to date. So we had no choice but to head toward the closest motel which was in Bedford. \u00a0As soon as we got the room and put all the stuff in, the sky fell down again<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6271.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-259\" alt=\"IMG_6271\" src=\"http:\/\/ride.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6271-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6271-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_6271.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and so here we are no camping for us tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After yesterday&#8217;s storm we were expecting the bike to be soaked and also we were wondering what are we going to do about the outside of the tent, however to our surprise everything was dried (thank you wind). We packed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/to-deals-gap-day-5\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-photos","category-to-deals-gap","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263,"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237\/revisions\/263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ziaei.com\/ride\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}