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.

Mt. Mitchell official site is here:
http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/momi/home.html

 

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

 

Mark -

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

 

I'm from New England and will be doing MINIs on Top on 6/16. However, I'll be in that part of the country on June 30 and would be honored to go along.

 

June 23rd is the date. Mark your calendars. All future info will be posted on our fourm here:
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=494

jsharra,
We might possible have something that weekend also.

 

Mark
Great. I'll check there for details

 

We may be in, as well as our friends Eric and Stephanie...
jason

 

Alas, I'll be in Alas-ka

And Blimey will be waiting, lonely, in the garage, thinking of how he could be having fun carving twisty mountain roads.

Unless he busts out of the garage and goes without me.

 

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!

 

New info on this is posted on the club web site forum under NC events

 

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?

 

MidnightDave, we have not formally met, but I would like to join the carpool out of Charlotte. We will have two MINIs....
jason

 

Definitely! Also...I mentioned Anna b/c she has a "new" one, and now that Madame Secretary does too, we might get two? ;-)

 

I am sure she'll probably be in.

 

Please post all future additions on the club forum
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=494

 

MT Mitchell run info:
We'll meet you Charlotte guys where 77 and 421 meet in Wilkesboro at 11:15-11:30

 

Updated info is posted above in post #1 and on the club event page
http://www.tarheelminis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=494