When you get to I-40, its a long drive back to Greensboro, including a stertch of 55 mph in the Pigeon River Gorge, or you can go $0 East to I-81 north through SW Virgina to Wytheville then head south on I-77 to I-73 to Greensboro. For example, taking Hwy 129 to I-40 at Maryville, Tennessee involves climbing the ' Tail of the Dragon', so -named because it is so twisty that it attracts motorcyclist from around the world who try to race up and down through the curves. The other ways go WAY out of your way and involve twisty roads as well, some REALLY twisty roads.
