Official Summer 2010 Smoky Mountain BMW Rally

[dinanm3atl]

After three days without seeing a female and three days without a shower those mountain girls get to lookin' purdy good. Is that why you eat there, Halston?

You always leave me satisfied Steve. Never lonely during the 3 day weekend.

[tn325i]

Halston are you bringing some more practice bananas this trip ???

[dinanm3atl]

Halston are you bringing some more practice bananas this trip ???

I have never brought any bananas...

[FireMan]

Oh, you have much to learn grasshoppa.... The ways of the old will beguile you...

Old firefighter friend of mine had a plaque on the wall said something to the effect ...

"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and exuberance every time."

[BlueBMW]

Hopefully the dragon will be back open in time. There are rumors now that it will take through July to clear the rockslide.

[tn325i]

I hope it opens in time.. (Fingers crossed...)


There are mucho other roads in the area though...

[dinanm3atl]

Question... So apparently the road leading to 'the dragon' is closed. From the video I saw it appears the rockslide is before foothills parkway coming from that side. Is this true? If so how do i get there? rofl

[Aptyp]

Old firefighter friend of mine had a plaque on the wall said something to the effect ...

"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and exuberance every time."

yeah, in 40 years...

PS: I am definitely coming, everything is lining up very well.

[BlueBMW]

In case no one saw this yet... (right after the rock slide...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBmE92n5mEI

Also, looks like they're still saying July 31 or something as the deadline to be open but there are "huge bonuses" to the contractor to get it done early. Whether that will mean by early June or not is hard to say. Apparently US129 is closed at the TN state line so we'll just have to drive the skyway and all the other great roads in NC.

[dinanm3atl]

So if that is the case we have to enter foothills from the 'other side' so I don't know where I am going. I have memorized the 'normal' route in :(

[Jaxx_]

So if that is the case we have to enter foothills from the 'other side' so I don't know where I am going. I have memorized the 'normal' route in :(

I was under the impression it was passed the dragon, near the foothills pkwy. So, you go through the dragon but have to turn around because there's no way to get through.

edit: yeah, anyone who's been to the dragon will realize that video is not anywhere close to the state line. the road is way too open and straight.

[dinanm3atl]

I thought it was farther from the dragon? Is heading east towards The Dragon, foothills parkway will be on your left. Is it before or after foothills parkway?


Where is it on here?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=the+dragon+us129&sll=35.526498,-84.049358&sspn=0.105618,0.22007&ie=UTF8&split=1&filter=0&rq=1&ev=p&radius=6.19&hq=the+dragon+us129&hnear=&ll=35.521609,-84.013824&spn=0.105624,0.22007&z=13

[Aptyp]

http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/construction/2010/CNJ123/CNJ123%20SUMMARY%20OF%20WORK%20AND%20CONTRACTOR%20PREQUALICATIONS.pdf

[dinanm3atl]

Perfect. You can get to foothills parkway. It will mean we won't do the 'normal' first drive in the early AM down the dragon. Will be 'weird'. By the time we get there we might still be able to go that way...

"Concurrent with rock slope repairs,
maintenance and protection of traffic will require preparation of temporary lanes of roadway to
facilitate movement of traffic past the rock slope once the scaling and rock removal activities have been
completed."


I hope so. I do like to ride through the dragon once at night.

[tn325i]

PS: I am definitely coming, everything is lining up very well.

Good news... Don't let anything keep you from it... We will hunt you...