Getting ready for fall color and the Blue Ridge Parkway!

[WhipE350]

Jake - I agree, it is fun to push it, but ya never know what is around the next corner. I find the Boxster is a very pleasant ride at 40mph on the parkway. You are coming in north of where I did and will have a very nice drive.

Hopefully you'll have temps in the 60s and 70s, remember the temp drops about 5 degrees per 1000 feet (especially in the summer) though in the fall it can be a little less. I like to put my sweater on and ski cap and ride with the top down all winter. A sunny day in the high 40s is fine with me!

I'm headed to Lake Placid NY next week to see my Mom, wish I could put the Boxster in a suitcase and bring it with me. I'm temped to get an older base model and leave it up there for my visits.

[gmboxster]

Was on the parkway this weekend. Temp in the 70's with perfectly clear skies. The leaves need another 10 days - 2 weeks for color change but the Parkway is always fun.

It's a drag however getting behind the 25mph grandmas and grandpas.

[j.fro]

FWIW, the Shenandoah PCA will be doing their Fall Foliage Tour on Sunday, October 30. The tour begins at G&W Motorwerks in Waynesboro and includes a stint on the Parkway. G&W is quite the place. Last year they had the Porsche/Interscope Indy car, an early Brumos 911 RSR, a real 911 R, and the prototype for the '73 Carrera RS on display. The tour is open to any who would like to attend. Have a look here for more info:
Shenandoah Region Porsche Club of America

[silver box]

I would recommend a stop in Little Switzerland (down by the Asheville end of your trip). Have lunch at the Little Switzerland Inn. Then take a trip on NC 226A (The Diamondback). It's 190 curves in a 12 mile stretch. On second thought - maybe you better have lunch AFTER that drive !! Great fun and a major change from driving the parkway.

The Little Switzerland Inn was home last year to the Blue Ridge Boxster Summit. Great times !!