Day 5 of the 2024 Tryon Brothers Walkabout, Thursday, July 4, 2024.

Quick Morning Update

July 4, 2024 at 9:16 AM

We are so impressed with these rides. Tackling the better part of three of them today. Sticking to the plan we made last night even though rain looms. So far, just incredibly beautiful scenery and phenomenal roads!

43109 SR-689, Wilkesville, OH 45695
39.087922, -82.329043

76°F and Cloudy

Pomeroy, OH

July 4, 2024 at 10:40 AM

Taking a break at the town’s riverside park.

9 W Main St, Pomeroy, OH 45769
39.026489, -82.034109

80°F and Cloudy

Break

July 4, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Stopping in Parkersburg, WV for fuel and drinks. Hotel booked for Clarksburg as there is rain later and no other hotels for many, many miles. Another very hot day (which is better than rain)!

306 Ann St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
39.266483, -81.563731

84°F and Cloudy

Somewhere In Route To Parkersburg

July 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM

No cell signal to know where we are. A quick break to stretch, cut short because of the obvious signs of rain encroaching on our position! Back in motion pretty quickly following a USB cable change.

Arrived – Holiday Inn Express!

July 4, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Beeline Moto software found a “fun” pathway between Parkersburg and Clarksburg, WV. The route was fantastic! Back roads with multiple switchbacks both climbing up mountainsides and flying down the other sides! We passed countless stereotypical West Virginia scenes, interspersed with beautiful hillside farmland and farm buildings.

The Beeline Moto device and software have proven to be the most simple to use and rewarding solutions for excellent motorcycle experiences!

20 Sweetbrier Ln, Bridgeport, WV 26330
39.331559, -80.237032

84°F and Cloudy

TGI Friday’s

July 4, 2024 at 4:53 PM

Breaking our unspoken rule about not eating at chain restaurants when we travel. This place is the only restaurant open within sight of our hotel and it’s raining. So here we are.

160 Southview Dr, Bridgeport, WV 26330
39.330753, -80.235006

83°F and Cloudy

GPX Software

July 4, 2024 at 8:36 PM

Dan and I were working with a rather sizable collection of mapping tools to sort out a route for tomorrow. For a variety of reasons, we had to make use of InRoute, Beeline, MyRouteApp, and both Apple and Google Maps. They all serve different needs, with none of them being ideal for a broad range of purposes.

In the end game, we’ll be taking plenty of back roads and making a stop at the locations of the Johnstown Flood and Flight 93 National Memorials which just happen to be along our path. Coincidentally, Kim and I were at those locations in December.

Rain conditions appear to have dissipated for tomorrow.

We will probably start the day getting fuel, then heading into the back roads of West Virginia and into similar countryside in Pennsylvania. Eventually we’ll connect with the NYS border just South of Elmira. No clue when or where we will stop for the night. Our mapping would suggest that we could be home Saturday. But that leaves us plenty of time to seek out other interesting paths and destinations.

20 Sweetbrier Ln, Bridgeport, WV 26330
39.331535, -80.236833

77°F and Cloudy