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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 539 06/14/08 6:48 PM	Tags : None Wife and myself headed out for a weekend ride/stay. Thought I'd share a few pics. I should have gotten a lot more, but got caught up in the ride and the views, smells, ... well, ya'll get the idea. Hope the pics come out ok.. Left our humble abode with this on our mind first day.. happened.. Rode through Hot Springs NC (shoulda got more pics) Pic of better half taking a break on US209 from Hot Springs toward Maggie Valley My next addition.. a trailer for the bike! A shot from Maggie Valley NC. Ghost Town in the Sky on high ridge to the right. Heading on to Cherokee NC. A shot from US28 overlooking Fontana Lake Headed on toward Maryville Tn., hitting US129.. Yep.. you know this one.. TAIL OF THE DRAGON.. Only got one pic which I puchased from zeephoto and updated the graphic on it.. Exhilerating to say the least, but I'm lucky to have this type riding anywhere within 5 minutes of where I live. At bottom of the 'dragon'. Coming around that curve and seeing this makes you go "WOW"!! Got our T-shirt then headed back toward Cherokee to stay for the weekend. Went accross Old Tn-73 near Gatlingburg. Nearly 400 miles first day. We slept in and rode a lot of inbetween that first map the next day. 1k + in 2.5 days. We had a great time. Hope you enjoy the photos. They don't do the scenery justice. I should have my Corbin seat this coming week. Hoping to get in more miles and pics. until next time... Mark Last Edited By: NC tourer 06/14/08 6:58 PM. Edited 2 times.
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Fredrider		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6136 06/14/08 9:29 PM	Awesome pictures Mark. Thanks for the preview. I head out that way on Thursday. Fred
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HSATF Tail Gunner Posts: 96 06/15/08 9:52 AM	Mark, Great pictures. Nice map showing us your route. I didn't think the sun ever shined in that area (LOL) and hence the name smoky mountains. So I would say you had great timing to ride through there. Many years ago, when I rode through that general area, I had a lot of rain, threat of rain and tornados. I remember there were hurricanes on both coasts, just loading the atmosphere with rain. I had to take the vacation as scheduled, but you live there and can pick the days to travel. Good job showing us the pics that we all would have liked to take. David 2000 Honda Shadow ACE Tourer - Black and Chrome (high contrast for high performance) 2002 Yamaha Royal Star Venture - Black and Chrome The possibility of the perfect picture lies around evey corner ... You just have to see it.
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Posts: 8078 06/16/08 11:26 AM	Mark....we're seeing some absolutely stunning photos here on the forum and yours are right up there with all the rest. Beautiful scenery and countryside. One thousand miles in two and a half days sounds pretty ambitious, but as long as you didn't hurt anything I guess its okay. I'm afraid it were me I'd be stopping every mile to take a picture. Thanks for sharing. alepel "Ride with the Spirit always, and in all ways"....hombldr
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HSATF Road Captain Posts: 391 06/16/08 11:48 AM Tail Gunner	Mark, very nice pictures. What a different scenery from the West Coast. Love all that "lush green" but I know it comes with a price called rain. Putting the map on, gives us a good idea on the region you are riding in. Any tips on how you did that? Thanks Roger DARE TO BE DIFFERENT AND LIVE LIFE!
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 539 06/16/08 6:56 PM	Fred, be safe and hope you have nice weather. Give me a call if your in my area. I'm near the Parkway at Lil Switzerland. Thanks David. We are actually fortunate of the scenery. We've had a tough winter with our lakes being closed due to the draining of them to help the center of the state. Some 24' low, and probably even more. We had sufficient rains in the last few months which has been nice. Alain, thanks. I just posted the main roads we hit the first day. I'm not sure I could have marked al the roads we hit the next day. We are used to the area, so we just got in some miles. The weather was very nice. 400 or so each day. Hoping to get the Corbin this week so my arse doesn't hurt soo bad! lol Roger, I just placed out the route in Google map and screen shot it. Then cropped. I don't have a mapping program and this was the only way I knew of to do it.
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HSATF Road Captain Posts: 391 06/17/08 12:52 AM Tail Gunner	Thanks Mark for the tip. We leave for an other camping trip tomorrow so when I get back I will fiddle around with google map. Rog DARE TO BE DIFFERENT AND LIVE LIFE!
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 539 06/17/08 8:41 AM	Rog, on the map I right clicked and added destinations, then you're able to drag the route to different roads. It will pick up the fastest, so just drag it over to the road you took. Hope that helps. Have fun on the trip and be safe. Mark
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HSATF 2nd Officer Posts: 464 06/25/08 10:02 AM Tail Gunner	Nice ride photos..That is one of my favorite areas..Especially in the fall when the leaves are so pretty. I really like the area between Maggie Valley and Hot Springs, but it is all nice up there. Thanks for sharing...Bob <><
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HSATF 2nd Officer Posts: 447 06/25/08 1:11 PM	Such beautiful pictures...looks like it was an enjoyable trip! Thank you for posting your route, too. I hope that more riders start to do so, as it gives you a better sense of place (and gives us future reference for trips)! Live It, Love It, Paint It, Ride It! Eclectic Dawn Arts
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Skip MMShadowT		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5679 06/28/08 9:06 PM	Is that some awesome pictures or what. Thanks Mark. "We want to be free... Free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man!"
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