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back to the parking area and then
backtracked to Hendersonville.
I turned right onto Rt 176 to head
south down the mountain. Rt 176
is very twisty in that section. I didn’t
stop in Saluda this time but I have
many times in the past. There are
a couple interesting restaurants
and a lot of curio and gift shops on
Saluda’s Main Street.
After leaving Saluda, I turned left
to go toward I-26. I went under
the interstate and stayed on Holbert
Cove Road. I found this road a
couple years ago and it is very
interesting with a lot of turns and
excellent mountain scenery along
the way. At the stop sign, I turned
right onto Silver Creek Road. I
followed it until it intersected
with Rt 9 just above Rt 108. I then
turned left onto Rt 108 for more
enjoyable curves and scenery.
After a few miles, I turned right
onto Union Road. I was out to
really enjoy the beautiful day on the
great back roads of western North
Carolina. Union Road will lull you
into a false sense of security with its
gentle curves – then it will hit you
with a couple very tight turns. They
wake you up or you go off the road!
When I got to Rt 74, I turned left
to go toward Shelby. The four-lane
divided highway was relaxing after
all the twists and turns of the earlier
roads.
I don’t know if t