Awesome ( 2 ) day ride through the Ga / NC Mountains...

Took off yesterday morning and crossed The Great Smoky Mountains and hooked up with Normandog ( Ron ) outside of Cherokee , NC . Took this shot near Newfound Gap.

Ron and I did'nt have a ride plan we just let the beautiful day take us away. I do need to apologize to Popcorn ( Don ) for not making the hook-up in Sushes,GA. This picture was taken near Blairville at Nottley Lake we also toured some of the backroads around Lake Chatuge. These are very little traveled road's that has some great sweepers and twisties as well.

Near Brasstown Bald on our way to Helen, GA. It was a beautiful day both yesterday and today for the art of motorcycling. Hwy. 180 ROCKS pretty much the whole way

Stopped outside of Murphy,NC to check this out...One of the few bikes in this world that makes the FAT GIRL look small.This " thing " will run Check out that DarkSide

Another shot...At one time this was at The Wheels Through Time in Maggie Valley, NC

didja stop in Booger Hollow?
Craig

Ron and I made our way back into Robbinsville yesterday evening and thought it would be a great time to go scratch The Dragons back. We thought correct it belonged to us with no traffic and more important no Cops .Very few roads can get a adrenaline RUSH like this one when its just you and the road. What a RUSH

Big Al showed up around midnight Ron and I had a nice warm fire going at The Phillips Motel . Al rode with us all day today and Ron showed us some of his stompin' grounds you folks that plan on being at The Fall Color Ride this year are going to really dig these awesome mountain backroads we'll be doin' this year. The area is beautiful and the roads outstanding its near The Highlands.

Ron my friend the pleasure was mine thanks for sharin' the wind with me again I really enjoyed both days. I had alittle over 680 miles when I parked the bike this evening. I still owe you a supper...Next time

spud1800r wrote:didja stop in Booger Hollow?
Craig

We rode by but did'nt stop this picture is from last month when we rode up to Brasstown Bald and had lunch with riders from GA,NC,SC,TN,MS.

yup, that's it! Last fall we were ridin thru there going to Wolf Pen Gap i think it was, and I saw the sign, and we just had to stop. Got pics and t-shirts cause no one from mass. would believe us.
Can't wait for this years trip down south...maybe we can get together for a ride?
Craig

spud1800r wrote:yup, that's it! Last fall we were ridin thru there going to Wolf Pen Gap i think it was, and I saw the sign, and we just had to stop. Got pics and t-shirts cause no one from mass. would believe us.
Can't wait for this years trip down south...maybe we can get together for a ride?
Craig

Sure I'd love to meet some more folks from this site let me know when you plan on coming down. I've met Smokey from here and now consider him a friend .

Thats the way this all started. A road trip to meet up with some folks and through that I have made several friends. I knew when we met Toasted on my way south to meet Twin, Muntz and Tanglefoot that this motorcycling thing was definately for me. I had not laughed so much around strangers in my life. Most fun I've had with my clothes on Meeting SmokinJoe, was another highlight. We laughed and found we have a lot in common, except he can ride and I wanna Riding 120 miles to meet Wiggans50cal on his way to his girlfriends (Daniel give me a call) All those at the darkside rally last year. I have definately enriched my life through motorcycling. And more so with the darkside. I have found that the darksiders tend to ride their cruisers and tourers a tad bit harder than their mc equipped counterparts. Sure that may be a biased opinion but yall tell me I am wrong. There are a lot more folks on here that I want to meet. Friends ????? Yeah Friends!!!!!

See you out there
Smokey

Smokin'joe,
You passed thru my neck of the wood, then!!! The big blue scoot that you have pictured is in Andrews at the Cherokee County Cycles on 64. Saw it running when it was at Wheels Thru Time. Let me know when you come out this way again. Glad you enjoyed the nice day.

Spud1800r,
I grew up in your area and still have a few friends there in Rochdale. Ate many-a-meal at the Mass 10 Truck Stop!!!! Grew up and lived in Pascoag, R.I. for 38 years. Let me know when you come down this way again. We'll put some good miles on!!! Semper-fi

Marine-MP---you got it! I live about 2 miles from Rochdale. It was slammed hard during the ice storm last December. I grew up in Auburn just down the road from the Mass 10...damn that brings back memories.
Murphy, NC, ain't that where that long-ass straightaway is? Gotta be the longest straight section of road in the state!!
Craig

Spud1800r,
Yup!!! Thats probably the only straight stretch of blacktop in these mountains. Between Andrews an Murphy!!!!!!! A person can turn the wick up a bit on that stretch! lol Sorry about the bad ice storms, dude!!! My brother lives in N. Smithfield, RI and said the same. Lots of white stuff an ice. Several of my friends worked for Arrow Gas in Rochdale. Do the names Billy Stoddard or Pete and Kenny Doane sound familiar??? I was a tractor-trailor dricer for E. Osterman Gas out of Northbridge, Mass. Well, take car and keep in touch and let me know when you get down this way. My wife and I will be riding up that way in August to visit family. Semper-fi Mike

Marine-MP I'll give you a yell when we confirm a date, and lemme know when you'll be up here, cup a joe and a ride would be in order.
Craig

I have been there....."Population 7 counting one coon dog".....


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