dragon1300
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Left home at 4:00am and headed west on I-10 to I-75 north on thursday the 15th, checked in at the Two Wheel Inn (in Robbinsville) at about 3:30pm thursday afternoon. My main goal was to get through Atlanta before noon to miss the lunchtime traffic, I hit I-285 (around Atlanta) at 10:45 and breezed through in about 25 minutes, FINALLY, now I can relax and enjoy the ride to Robbinsville, NC. Highway 129 starts at Gainesville, GA. (the south end) and goes across the the foothills from NC to TENN as the Tail of the Dragon. For those of you who have'nt been there, it is a beautiful area to visit. Lots of nice biker friendly people and lots of great riding. Riding the Dragon is best during the week as Saturday & Sunday get quite crowded. Stopped at Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort to check out the crowd , eat and fill the tank before continuing on. Great riding, lots of fun and FJR's everywhere as the EOM was the same weekend in Townsend, Tenn. (about 30 miles from the Dragon). The "Dragon" was all all its cracked up to be, its fun and challenging and great scenery to boot. Met a lot of Great people at the EOM but could'nt make the dinner on Sunday night as I left on Sunday morning to head back to Jacksonville. I did ride the Cherohala Skyway from Robbinsville to Telico Plaines which is about 55 miles mostly in the mountains with spectacular scenery and several areas over 5000 feet. The FJR never missed a beat the whole trip. Borrowed my daughters tiny digital video camera and strapped it to the tankbag while riding the Dragon and the results were not half bad, not professional but better than expected. After the EOM gathering on Saturday night I had to ride back to Robbinsville to my hotel which meant riding the Foothills Parkway and the Dragon at night, that was eerie experience as it was also a full moon. :dribble: Am trying to post some pictures but the USB ports are crashing so I need to reboot and try again, will post as soon as possible, Had a great time, recommend it to all who can make it.
Chris
Chris