so here's what i'm thinking. i'm planning on taking a week off work, 19-23rd.
i would drive down from nyc the 17th, stay with a guy on my advrider forum that night and begin the blue ridge parkway at the beginning in waynesboro,VA on the 18th. taking 2/3 days to get there, i would end up at the dragon on the 20th. i would spend until the 23rd down in the tenn/NC/GA area and then begin the brp back up north during the afternoon of the 23rd or before noon on the 24th, sat. this all depends on if i can take that week off. it may be the week before or after but monday is madness because the 26th is memorial day. plus it will be getting a bit warm to camp.
if there is interest in a ninjette along those days (thrus&friday? maybe thurs-sat?) then post up here as i need some idea so i know how to organize.
when i'm down in the dragon area, i'm planing on staying here
http://www.thesimplelifecampground.c...erPenCabin.asp
it works out better if there are more people as then the cabins only cost 15-25 per person which isn't bad for a bed. especially when camping is at least 14 bucks everywhere i've looked.
apart from the dragon, i plan on seeing
http://www.sixgap.com/ as well as the cherohala. would prob spend a day or two in the smokey mountain as well as other dicking around
other points:
http://www.wheelsthroughtime.com/
i plan on hiking a bit depending on the weather. if your into that, awesome.
i only plan on going to the dragon on weekdays as all the locals say is it a circus on weekends with show-off and whatnot. not really feeling that risky.
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