CANCELED DUE TO SNOW/RAIN

We will meet up in Candler at the Home Depot up on the hill January the 18th, I believe this is EXIT-44 from I-40. If you're traveling westbound, after you exit make a right onto Patton Ave. Make another right at the McDonalds, and Home Depot is up on the hill.

Please be here between 10:30-11:00am. We will leave shortly after.

From here we will head into Candler on US-19/23/Patton Ave. Then will proceed onto US-276 up and over the BRP to Brevard. And then ending up taking US-64 to S Rugby and Butler Bridge into Fletcher and stop for a late lunch. I found a good burger/hot dog/chicken joint called French Friz, very good southern style.

All in all, the drive should be around 1.75hrs. It is curvy going up and coming down from the parkway, so plan accordingly.

Now if it does rain or snow, I'll cancel the run; it's not safe in these conditions. We can still do the lunch.

Lemme know if you guys are interested!

~Ben

Attending: (11-14)
1. Ben (2x)
2. Larry
3. Mick (2x)
4. John?
5. Don & Rosemary (2x)
6. Luke
7. Floyd & Sharon (2x)
8. Trudee?
9. Rob?
10. Mac?
11. jahva241

 

Let me check, well actually, get my schedule from work, and I know my wife would enjoy the ride.

 

Figures, I'll be in CA that weekend.

 

I am on call at the big house that day

 

Well... what about the weekend before?

 

I think I'm available the 17th...

 

The quarterly is on the 17th... it would have to be on the 18th... Or hold off till Feb...

 

OK, then the 18th.

 

I'd be interested. Might be fun to get a few more from Columbia to motor up and join in. I think a new member (Cindy) might love it. Finalize the date and I'll pass around the word here.

 

Sorry, I can't make it. Sundays are my Mondays. Gotta keep those planes flying.

 

Mac, Cindy will be in St Louis for a wedding.. so she won't be able to come on the 18th.. She is having a hard time navigating NAM.. but I did email with her today.. trying to get a cola meet together for Jan.

 

February may be better but the bottom line is not everyone can get off or have free time together. So just figure out what works for you and post it. The sooner you post the more ways people find a way to do them. Just my suggestion and I am unamous in that!

 

I'm good either way. As long as it's not this weekend I will be in NY.

 

First post updated, someone please make sticky!

 

Which date, Ben??

 

plan accordingly he says....
What he means is if you bring your dog make sure they are properly belted down before you take them on a winding road...

Hmmm now who would that dog owner be????

As far as that date...it all depends on Bobs test in Knoxville and whether we come back Saturday or Sunday. Will let you know.

 

I won't know until sooner (sometime next week) but I think I can make the 18th, I just need to get an alignment sometime before then.

-Rob

 

Floyd and I should be able to make either date. It's been awhile and I miss you guys. Besides I need to shoe off my blue lights!

 

I am going to try and make it. If I do I will come up with John and anyone else from the Charlotte area let us know.

 

Ben, Add Rosemary and I to the list.

 

Just a heads up, I tried a dry run yesterday and found out two things. 1) 151 isn't for amateurs, very tight and I lost it around one curve. 2) The BRP is closed until further notice.

So, I will wait and see if the parkway will re-open, if it doesn't, we can take 276 the whole way, it will just be a longer run.

I'll go again today on 276 and see what I can find.

I'm open to suggestions. We can always put this off till warmer weather...

 

Did find an alt route. If we start a little further in Canton, we can take NC-110 to Woodrow and then hop on US-276 to take us up and over the BRP, through the Cradle of Forestry, and into Brevard. From there we could get onto US-64 and then use Butler Bridge to head to Fletcher. We can either eat in Brevard or in Fletcher. I'll look for something today. Also for some reason, Google says it to be run in less time than the other.... Well see.

 

Oh man... got the schedule and I am a no-go... so sad, I love the mountains.

 

I'm not going to worry about whether the BRP is open or not, so we'll just take 276 instead.

 

Sounds good to me.