Hey,
thatguy1025, 3imo, Reddog787, egaeus: Who all wants to ride together? Any meeting spots in mind? My route goes through Montgomery and up to Atlanta then North on I-85. Anyone find camping places yet?

-ash

There's always the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  The Dragon borders it.  Looking at the map, the best sites would be Look Rock and Abrams Creek.  Cades Cove is close too, but there's no good way out.  If you want a bit more riding, Elkmont looks good, as there's a quite twisty road on the way out toward the Dragon.  With both Cades Cove and Elkmont, the shortest way to the Dragon involves a ~10 mile gravel road....

Cades Cove and Elkmont take reservations .  Look Rock and Abrams Creek are first come, first served.  Up to 2 tents and 6 people per campsite, so we could share one.  $14/night.  Abrams is a very small campground but the other 3 have more sites available.

Edit: and as far as meeting on the way, I thought about it, but then realized that i plan on going up Thursday after work.  I don't think that would fit in y'all's schedule.

I have to be in Savanah on a business trip starting tomorrow.  It is scheduled till the 8th.   If we get back early I will definitely go.
If not, its a maybe.

I will try to check up on you guys while I'm in Savanah.
So make plans as if I'll be meeting up with you.

I just got back today from up there and I crashed along with about 20 others due to oil on the road.
3 riders were killed during the weekend.
I had fun though.
Don't know if I can make it, still busted up, and looks like no one really knows if they're going.
If I go it will be at the last min.
Maybe by then people can nail down their plans.

Ride Safe

Im game for meeting in montgomery

Quote from: Reddog787 on May 31, 2006, 10:36:45 AM
I just got back today from up there and I crashed along with about 20 others due to oil on the road.
3 riders were killed during the weekend.
I had fun though.
Don't know if I can make it, still busted up, and looks like no one really knows if they're going.
If I go it will be at the last min.
Maybe by then people can nail down their plans.

Ride Safe

I read about that on dealsgap.com the guy was saying a truck broke down and sprayed tranny oil all over the road causing a few accidents. Did you ride it home?

Quote from: thatguy1025 on May 31, 2006, 10:40:54 AM
Im game for meeting in montgomery

I'm game for meeting up in Montgomery. I could do it either Thursday or Friday, I'm bringing camping gear w/ the intent to camp but I havnt found a for sure place to stay yet. Got any ideas?

-ash

I have no idea about where to camp. Will you be caging it?

Yeah, I rode back home but it took me 10 hours as I needed to stop often.

Quote from: thatguy1025 on May 31, 2006, 12:36:05 PM
I have no idea about where to camp. Will you be caging it?

Hell no.  I'm riding up there, motorcycles are made to be ridden on not ride on a trailer.
-ash

The problem is that my ass isn't made to ride a motorcycle for 450 miles.

All right ash, My leave starts on the 8th but the night shift wont allow me to do any kind of early morning riding.

So I can meet in Montomery around 2- ish thurs or anytime friday. Let me know what works best for you.

I was kind of hoping to leave thursday to get more time out of it, so that sounds good. If we met midday in Mongomery I dont think we'd make it to Deals Gap before night fall, are you riding and camping too? If so I guess we could find an alternate place to crash then get there w/ day to burn on Friday.

-ash

i will be there thurs night and stay till monday

where are you staying?

-ash

the resort right at the gap, i stay there every time.

what if they are full up?

-ash

I'll be camping

You can always find a place to throw a tent - they don't care because they get more money (deal's gap motel & campground)

pleanty of room for tents the rooms are full already.