LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Not hard to find , if we were not going down early we could have showed the way , But maybe catch you going home , Will be nice to meet another kentucky;en at meet , Just up road from you all in Lexington , You in for great time !!!!

 

Maryann and I are really looking forward to meeting everyone at the end of the month. A few years ago also in October, we were down there on the motorcycles. Great roads! One route we drove on that trip which we will probably get to again this year is down to a place called Bat Cave, NC. It is about two hours from Fontana on some great roads, and is a cool cider mill out in the middle of nowhere. We rode east of Ashville on the interstate to Black Mountain and then south on this rustic road, Route 9 down to Bat Cave where we visited the Bat Cave Cider Mill. This road was way cool. Tight twisties, whoop-de-dos, and very little traffic. Then continued south for a few miles to Chimney Rock. Although we didn't actually pay to go see the rock, the road up the mountain to the gate house was stellar! straight up twisties and then of course straight down. We liked it so much we did it twice. From there we continued down to Lake Lure where we ate at a place called La Strada Lake Lure La Strada Bar and Grill history which was right on the lake. Great food! It was a beautiful fall day and we ate out on the deck. It couldn't have been better. So if you get tired of The Dragon give it a try.

'04 Crossfire (Maryann's)
'73 Triumph Spitfire
'07 Triumph Tiger 1050 ABS
'07 Ducati Monster 695 (Maryann's)
'04 Triumph Bonneville T100

 

Herbie,

That sounds amazing, especially if the cops are cracking down around US-129 (like I have been reading online). Do you have any plans on doing this trip while you are there? If not, you may have to share routes with the rest of us

 

Here's a link to part of the route referenced (I think):

North Carolina Scenic Drives and Byways: North Carolina - Drovers Road

Somewhere I recently saw an article about scenic route(s) in & around Asheville. Probably one of the monthly car magazines. There are quite a few routes in the Chimney Rock/Bat Cave area as the motorcycles run these routes all the time. I'll see if I can locate some copies and post them on the Forum for future reference.

 

I know Maryann would sure like to go back the Bat Cave and Black Mountain is a nice artsy community. I guess we will just have to see how the w/e plays out. A word of caution...there is so much silly kitsch with Bat Logos for sale at the cider mill that it may be difficult to carry it all out. I know we had our hads full on the bikes! But now we have coffee mugs, plate frames, kitchen magnets and on and on. Ha! The donuts were good though.

 

So who will be joining me here in Florence, Ky on Thursday night
and leaving with the Crossfires on Friday morning for the 5 hours down to the Fontana Lodge ???

 

Prelim. Forecast for Fontana Dam, NC:

Thursday, Oct 29
More Details


A morning shower
Low: 35 °F
High: 55 °F




Friday, Oct 30
More Details


Mostly cloudy
Low: 41 °F
High: 58 °F




Saturday, Oct 31
More Details


Rain
Low: 42 °F

Looks like Staurday may be a bust for Pics, but it is early yet, so I am hopeful, atleast no Snow, and decent temps

AccuWeather.com - Fontana Dam, NC - 15 Day Weather Forecast - Local Weather Forecasts

 

"..... and decent temps." Whoa! Let's add 15 degrees to those temps and then we'll be okay. This is going to be a big adjustment..... It sounds like a total immersion experience.... definitely not vicarious..... see ya' soon.

 

Valky - Karen & I will be there, although arriving a little later than we did in the Spring. Leaving Detroit area around 2:30ish, so should be at O'Charley's around 7 depending on Cinci rush hour.

Already communicating with MsGump about driving down together, so any Michiganders or northern Ohio folks who are interested can pm us.

Looking forward to seeing you guys.

How many are bringing Halloween costumes for the Sat nite BBQ?

 

My 07 T&C van finds "Fontana Village, NC" with no problems.



55 is a great temp for the Smoky Mtns t=at that time of year, It could be snowing! With no precip, I will have the top down, freezing my wife's ____ off. I am sure that she will be happy to let you know exactly what parts were frozen.

 

Does that freezing the wife"s *** off work if you have a coupe, are do you have to have a roadster to do any good?

 

Here's a link to the reported weather today in the Smokies:

Rare Early Snow Falling In N.C. Mountains - News Story - WHNS Greenville

In late october, be prepared for anything in the mountains.

 

It's too soon to say for sure. We will just have to hope for the best. Two weeks is still a long ways off and who knows...

 

Could be an interesting weekend for weather and cars. According the the Tails website, there will be DigitalCorvettes.com 1st Annual Tail of the Dragon Run while we are there.

 

Requires a Roadster

God Bless the Heated Seats and the Wind Restrictor - I bless them both in my prayers nightly =)

Now all I need is a speedometer that she cannot see - LOL

 

I wonder if we can out-class them like we did the Porsche group that was there in the spring

Looking at their thread, more people can't make it than can

http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/foru...=128389&page=2

 

I got us listed on the TAIL OF THE DRAGON - EVENT CALENDAR 2009
Scroll down to Oct 30 - Nov 1 and this thread is linked there.

 

This year our BBQ will begin around 6 pm on Saturday.
The food will be coming off the grill beginning about 6:30.
This will allow time for folks to go back to their rooms after the Saturday run and freshen up and change etc if they choose to.
It will also allow more prep time to get things set up for dinner once we get back.

I need a few volunteers to slice tomato's and onions etc.
Anyone up to the task ??

 

Gary, I'll slice and dice as needed.

Scott, we can always out class Corvettes.