MINIs Slay The Sleeping Dragon- Fall Run (Nov 2-4)
#801
10-26-2007, 07:46 AM
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Last weekend, the leaves were still mostly green and yellow. More green than I have seen on the third weekend in October. I'd guess the peak will be this weekend and will probably be pretty nice for your weekend too!
#803
10-26-2007, 08:11 AM
If you take the Dragon from Deal's Gap to the end and go about 2 miles past the big gravel turnaround, you'll see a sign for Foothills Parkway. Turn right and you're on it. It's a rolling road with some nice sweeping turns and some tighter turns when you get up in elevation a bit. Beautiful views and very little traffic. It runs along the west side of the GSM Park into Townsend.
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10-26-2007, 09:34 AM
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10-26-2007, 10:14 AM
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not to worry
as mentioned above if you get flashed from behind, pull over at the next stop, let them pass and continue on.
#806
10-26-2007, 02:34 PM
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10-26-2007, 06:14 PM
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10-26-2007, 06:48 PM
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I'm in Charlotte, too and spending a couple nights at Fontana.
Although I drive to ATL and back, and run up to VA like Mabry Mill and sometimes to Raleigh for the day, I wouldn't for this and I don't think you'll want to make a round trip out of this one, either...too much fun to be had, and too taxing to drive like that and then head home...
Although I drive to ATL and back, and run up to VA like Mabry Mill and sometimes to Raleigh for the day, I wouldn't for this and I don't think you'll want to make a round trip out of this one, either...too much fun to be had, and too taxing to drive like that and then head home...
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10-26-2007, 07:09 PM
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10-27-2007, 05:39 AM
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10-27-2007, 07:17 AM
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10-27-2007, 07:34 AM
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10-27-2007, 09:15 PM
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Wow! We have over 70 people going?! Yowza, I better get more chips! ;-)
Saw a dragon today and became giddy with excitement thinking about this!
http://www.tarheelminis.org/gallery/...at=&ppuser=131
(Imageshack has been resizing my images, literally, not the filesize, so I'm hosting here till I find another home for pics)
Saw a dragon today and became giddy with excitement thinking about this!
http://www.tarheelminis.org/gallery/...at=&ppuser=131
(Imageshack has been resizing my images, literally, not the filesize, so I'm hosting here till I find another home for pics)
#818
10-27-2007, 09:59 PM
Woohoo! Topless at the chilly Dragon. I can't wait!
Forecast for Robbinsville, NC
10-Day Forecast
Sun Oct 28 Partly Cloudy 68°/32° 10 %
Mon Oct 29 Sunny 67°/30° 10 %
Tue Oct 30 Sunny 70°/37° 10 %
Wed Oct 31 Sunny 69°/39° 10 %
Thu Nov 01 Mostly Sunny 68°/40° 10 %
Fri Nov 02 Sunny 65°/42° 0 %
Sat Nov 03 Mostly Sunny 68°/42° 20 %
Sun Nov 04 Showers 68°/42° 60 %
Mon Nov 05 Showers 64°/39° 50 %
Last Updated Oct 28 12:07 a.m. ET
Forecast for Robbinsville, NC
10-Day Forecast
Sun Oct 28 Partly Cloudy 68°/32° 10 %
Mon Oct 29 Sunny 67°/30° 10 %
Tue Oct 30 Sunny 70°/37° 10 %
Wed Oct 31 Sunny 69°/39° 10 %
Thu Nov 01 Mostly Sunny 68°/40° 10 %
Fri Nov 02 Sunny 65°/42° 0 %
Sat Nov 03 Mostly Sunny 68°/42° 20 %
Sun Nov 04 Showers 68°/42° 60 %
Mon Nov 05 Showers 64°/39° 50 %
Last Updated Oct 28 12:07 a.m. ET
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10-28-2007, 06:54 AM
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For us Canucks it looks like this!
Thu Nov 01 Mostly Sunny 20°C/4.4°C 10 %
Fri Nov 02 Sunny 18°C/5.5°C 0 %
Sat Nov 03 Mostly Sunny 20°C/5.5°C 20 %
Sun Nov 04 Showers 20°C/5.5°C 60 %
The day time temps look GREAT!
Thu Nov 01 Mostly Sunny 20°C/4.4°C 10 %
Fri Nov 02 Sunny 18°C/5.5°C 0 %
Sat Nov 03 Mostly Sunny 20°C/5.5°C 20 %
Sun Nov 04 Showers 20°C/5.5°C 60 %
The day time temps look GREAT!
Woohoo! Topless at the chilly Dragon. I can't wait!
Forecast for Robbinsville, NC
10-Day Forecast
Sun Oct 28 Partly Cloudy 68°/32° 10 %
Mon Oct 29 Sunny 67°/30° 10 %
Tue Oct 30 Sunny 70°/37° 10 %
Wed Oct 31 Sunny 69°/39° 10 %
Thu Nov 01 Mostly Sunny 68°/40° 10 %
Fri Nov 02 Sunny 65°/42° 0 %
Sat Nov 03 Mostly Sunny 68°/42° 20 %
Sun Nov 04 Showers 68°/42° 60 %
Mon Nov 05 Showers 64°/39° 50 %
Last Updated Oct 28 12:07 a.m. ET
Forecast for Robbinsville, NC
10-Day Forecast
Sun Oct 28 Partly Cloudy 68°/32° 10 %
Mon Oct 29 Sunny 67°/30° 10 %
Tue Oct 30 Sunny 70°/37° 10 %
Wed Oct 31 Sunny 69°/39° 10 %
Thu Nov 01 Mostly Sunny 68°/40° 10 %
Fri Nov 02 Sunny 65°/42° 0 %
Sat Nov 03 Mostly Sunny 68°/42° 20 %
Sun Nov 04 Showers 68°/42° 60 %
Mon Nov 05 Showers 64°/39° 50 %
Last Updated Oct 28 12:07 a.m. ET
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10-28-2007, 10:22 AM
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10-28-2007, 11:59 AM
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10-28-2007, 12:33 PM
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The good news is that I've got a ton of room in the back for anyone that is planning on bringing a lot of stuff and needs someplace to put it for the trip over
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10-28-2007, 01:59 PM
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you guys say a prayer for me. I went out to play disc golf today in the mountains of NC, and my knee gave out on the second tee, a nice shot over a lake. I heard it pop twice on my way to the ground, and just laid there a few minutes, and now it's swollen pretty big. I'm up here in Boone, and will probably stop by the hospital to take a look at it. The thing that sucks, April can't drive a stick. Just hope it's good by Friday!!!