As seen in Currents, September 2021 Sometimes vacation is about the destination. Sometimes it’s about the journey. On the Blue Ridge Parkway, it’s both. The 469-mile ribbon of asphalt that connects Afton, Virginia to Cherokee, North Carolina is more than a place to drive your roadster or ride your motorcycle. It could be a metaphor for life … a journey full of places to pause along the way and no reason to rush the finish line. As a reminder to take it easy, speed on this twisting-turning roadway is limited 35 to 45 MPH. Ideally suited to a sports car or motorcycle the two best times to visit are spring when the wild rhododendrons bloom and fall when changing leaves light up the landscape.…