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Great Smoky Mountains et Tail of the Dragon

A travel blog entry by martineborealis

Aujourd'hui, on commence par le Great Smoky Mountains National Park. C'est une belle route qui passe par des for�ts matures et d'o� on a une belle vue des montagnes. Il y a beaucoup plus de traffic que dans le Blue Ridge par contre. Surtout sur la route de Cades Cove, qui est une petite "loop" de 11 milles qui fait le tour d'une section de prairie …

Jackson to Spring City

A travel blog entry by xcountry-mctrip

... and I didn't have any of my rain gear with me because in all my brilliant wisdom I decided to leave it in my hotel. There aren't any places for cover between my moms house and the hotel so I decided to stick it out. I was surprised to see how quickly my boots and gloves filled with water. This made for a chilly and invigorating ride. Got to the hotel around 11pm ...

About Halfway There

A travel blog entry by gerrisonsims

... that Mountain Dew, I'm pretty sure I can see my pulse in my finger tips.Speaking of my finger tips, I can't feel them because this little thing vibrates so much. Right now I'm wishing I hadn't blown all my money on oatmeal **** I mean cream pies and instead bought a stereo to fill in the dark, lonely hole in my dash. Right now I'm wishing I would hit a black bear so this trip can be ...

And the Winner is ...

A travel blog entry by garylesser

... br> For her brilliance, Laurie gets two special Harley mementos -- after all, this was a Harley trip. The prize, which has little monetary value and is non-taxable, gives Laurie bragging rights till next year's trip.

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Finally, I've assembled some highs and lows from this year's ride, which I'll share in photos below. As my glass is generally half full, I'll put the emphasis on the ...

All Good Things Come to an End -- in Farragut

A travel blog entry by garylesser

... The Expressway roughly follows the route of the historic Murphy Branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad (now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway) and the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Much like the railroad before it, the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway connects the mostly rural areas in southwest North Carolina to the rest of the state.

Near Almond, North Carolina, we turn north on NC-28, which, along with NC-143, takes ...