Motovloggers Invade Deals Gap!
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ToastToGo
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Trinith said:
Alrighty...so my total to make this will be around $350. Sounds about right since an 8-day long trip for Ozarks costs me about $750.
Everytime I talk about coming up with the money, I look around the room for potential things I could sell hahaha. I've been enjoying selling a lot of stuff recently.
UnstableBoy
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selling stuff to make it... good idea..... do I really NEED two kidneys? heh
I am trying to gather up the cash to make it down.. but that damn fall I had last month messed everything up... but I think I have a plan...
I am trying to gather up the cash to make it down.. but that damn fall I had last month messed everything up... but I think I have a plan...
Trinith
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You mean 441? I don't know of a 421 (but that doesn't mean much.) I was thinking of making 2 out-and-back trips. 1 to go out over the Skyway with a stop on the other side for lunch, a nice little waterfall overlook, and time permitting perhaps a trip up to the Dragon if anyone is interested (though it'll be busy as hell...) The other would be to take Hwy 28 up to Deals Gap and ride the dragon once or twice (up to the group to decide) then either go back down 28 to the hotel, or add a few hours and go up through the park and down 441. That would be a pretty long ride though.XXX526 said:
I was looking at some loops, and they either spend a lot of time on surprisingly straight state highways, or they seem to be dirt roads. There was a fair bit of interest in going to the Skyway anyway.
What do you guys think?
Trinith
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I was wrong, what do you guys think of these?
Sat - Up 129 to the Skyway, across to lunch and a waterfall, and back the same way. Plenty of stops along the Skyway if desired. http://goo.gl/maps/UE4Tg
Sunday - Up NC 28 (loads of fun, lightly traveled, great pavement,) Lunch at the Dragon, GSMNP, Cherokee, back to Franklin. Not as far as I thought. Mostly slower going through the park, but fairly scenic and relaxed. http://goo.gl/maps/esCCl
Sat - Up 129 to the Skyway, across to lunch and a waterfall, and back the same way. Plenty of stops along the Skyway if desired. http://goo.gl/maps/UE4Tg
Sunday - Up NC 28 (loads of fun, lightly traveled, great pavement,) Lunch at the Dragon, GSMNP, Cherokee, back to Franklin. Not as far as I thought. Mostly slower going through the park, but fairly scenic and relaxed. http://goo.gl/maps/esCCl
XXX526
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Yep ..... 441, sorry for the typo. :lol: Have to look at the routes you posted, I'm sure whatever you pick will be fine. 
Saturday's route might be a little short, we can adjust if needed, just have to see how it plays out. Google map time estimates are usually not overly accurate. Being that we might not have a big group of people, stops will go quicker.
edit fix typo and added
Saturday's route might be a little short, we can adjust if needed, just have to see how it plays out. Google map time estimates are usually not overly accurate. Being that we might not have a big group of people, stops will go quicker.edit fix typo and added
Trinith
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XXX526 said:Yep ..... 421, sorry for the typo. :lol: Have to look at the routes you posted, I'm sure whatever you pick will be fine.
421 is a typo...that you repeated.
441 is...ok. It's the main drag through the park, from Gatlinburg to Cherokee, and has a fairly low speedlimit and a metric assload of traffic. I managed to make it almost all the way from Newfound Gap to Gatlinburg (20-30 miles I think) with the bike shut off and in neutral though, so it can allow for some pretty epic mpg. I personally hate out-and-back, but the Skyway is a pretty long way away and leads to a whole lot of nothing, unless you like hay farms.
Trinith
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I will give 441 a little credit though, it's got one of the coolest road signs I've ever seen.. http://goo.gl/maps/hTvO3
