Motorcyclists who think they have the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia all figured out have another thing coming. In this guide, Hawk Hagebak takes riders from bustling Market Square in downtown Roanoke, VA, to the giant ridgetop windmills of Davis, WV, and from the natural wonder of the Natural Bridge to the engineering wonder of the New River Bridge.
Outlining 25 routes, Hagebak chronicles a classic feud over a county seat, the way French engineers built a road across Virginia, and how mining changed the face of West Virginia for better and for worse. In between the tight turns, sweeping curves, covered bridges, tiny towns, and mountain passes of the Central Appalachians, he imparts tips on where to eat, stay, play, and relax.