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Thread: 2017 Tail of the Dragon & Cherohala Skyway run

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    2017 Tail of the Dragon & Cherohala Skyway run

    Coming up on time for the annual Tail of the Dragon / Cherohala Skyway run!

    We'd generally decided on the 3rd Saturday of September, but several folks from the Charlotte and Raleigh groups have already said they can’t make it that day, and/or would rather take a day off and go up on a weekday to avoid some of the traffic.

    Who's in?
    When would you rather go?

    Thursday, September 21st
    OR
    Saturday, September 23rd

    We're polling the groups and regular attendees separately. We'll go with whatever the majority wants.

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    Majority responses have been for Saturday, September 23rd, so here we go!


    2017 Tail of the Dragon & Cherohala Skyway run

    Same schedule as years past (GPS “addresses” for anyone meeting along the way):

    Saturday, September 23:
    05:45 Charlotte area group departs Sheetz gas station at I-77, Exit 42 ("1023 Charlotte Hwy, Troutman, NC 28166")

    08:00 Arrive Cracker Barrel I-40, Exit 44 ("5 Crowell Rd Asheville, NC 28806")
    Breakfast & meet up with some of the Asheville area folks & Raleigh area folks who stayed over the night before. Depart CB ~09:00.

    10:00 Stop for refueling at Smokey Mtn Bait & Tackle ("4470 US-19, Bryson City, NC 28713")

    11:00 Arrive Fontana Dam Visitor’s Center (“Fontana Dam and Visitors Center, Stecoah NC”)

    Catch up with the TN, SC & GA folks we haven’t seen since last year. Run the Dragon, Cherohala Skyway, and maybe catch a few waterfalls.

    Some of us will stay overnight in Robbinsville and run the Moonshiner (Hwy 28) and/or a waterfalls route Sunday before heading back home.

    Hope you can make it. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.

    Larry

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    Looks like a good forecast for Saturday. Just a couple of updates & reminders:

    1. We’ll have several cobra enthusiasts coming in non-cobras. Simply for the purpose of photos (not exclusion!), please try to stage the cobras together.

    2. We’ll try to leave Fontana Dam a little earlier than usual this year (around 11:45-12:00) so we can stop at the Deal’s Gap store for t-shirts / souvenirs before running the Dragon.

    3. Once we’ve run the Dragon northbound, we’ll stage at the paved pull-off on the right. Whoever gets there first: just park diagonally to the road and everyone else can stage in a row / two rows (depending on how many show up) following your lead.

    4. We’ll confirm at the pull-off who will be running the dragon again southbound, who’s going to continue north and loop around to Tellico for lunch at Kat’s Deli, who’s doing something else… and stage any different groups from there accordingly to avoid any past confusion.

    5. Biggest thing to remember is to be responsible for the car behind you. This will set the pace and ensure everyone makes it to where we’re going safely.

    Let’s have some fun!

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