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Mt. Mitchell is 6,941 feet above sea level and is the higest point east of the Mississippi!
Are you ready to go?
This event is going to take place on June 23rd.
North View from Mt. Mitchell
South View from Mt. Mitchell
I plan on starting in Lewisville/Clemmons area off 421 N and stopping for lunch in Boone around noon. Our leave time will be approx. 10:30am. I would like everyone attending to be at our starting point in Lewisville at 10am.
The plan is to drive 421 to Boone and then eat lunch and then catch the BRP south towards Mt. Mitchell. We will stop at a few overlooks to streach and take pictures. The famous Linvile Viaduct is an amazing site to see and drive on. Its worth the trip to see it.
Walkie talkies are a must. We will be on channel 20, sub-channel 20.
When we leave Mt. Mitchell we will head down toward Marion, NC and stop at a small spot for Ice Cream. I-40 is only a few miles from Marion and we'll catch I-40 and head back toward Winston-Salem.
This is a long drive and should take over 6 hours from start to finish, possibly longer. There are places to stay if you feel like it.
Please post your questions below so I can get everything worked out for this amazing drive.
Hey Mark
Would love to finally do something with the Tar Heel Club. This run sounds great. The 23'rd of June would be the only day I could come. If it doesn't work well enough for others, I'll keep trying. Hope to join, but if not I hope everyone has a great time.
A
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I'd be in for the 23rd as well. The Wayne Henderson Festival is the 16th up near Mt. Rogers in Virginia and I'll most likely be going to it with the family, but the 16th could work as a second choice. I won't be making the Dragon so this would be a great chance to join everyone.
Tim
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__________________ "The soul is the same in all living creatures although the body of each is different." Hippocrates "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Ghandi" We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." Immanuel Kant "Kindness is a language we all can speak. Even the deaf can hear it and the blind can see it." Mother Teresa
Yep, we're in like Flynn... Can't wait. Just did this run and the Blue Ridge Parkway all the way from Asheville to Boone the weekend before the Dragon!
Hey Art, Luke, Anna, Chris, (the only names I can think of right now, I just drove 16 hrs yesterday, got in at 1am today, then the dog started barking at 5:20am and still a little punchy ;-0), let's caravan out of Charlotte?
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"The soul is the same in all living creatures although the body of each is different." Hippocrates "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Ghandi" We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." Immanuel Kant "Kindness is a language we all can speak. Even the deaf can hear it and the blind can see it." Mother Teresa
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