2011 event plan

[lt1_fd3s]

Finally, I have more information about how this year is going to be conducted...

The biggest part of the larger group get together is happening from Saturday evening and Sunday morning...

Saturday - Oct 22
?? - 6pm - make your way to Smokemont Campground in Cherokee NC
6 pm - At Smokemont Campground, start the fire(s), prepare for the cookout and the evening.
* Anyone who wishes to help with the grilling, please, don't hesitated to help out the others. We've all been to cook outs before, so this tends to run pretty smoothly.

Sunday - Oct 23
Breakfast - Typically we've gone into Cherokee and gotten breakfast, I will keep you posted on this...
10 am - For those who wish to do it, we will leave from Cherokee, back on the Parkway to Asheville. We will make 2 main stops for 30-45 min
- 1st - approx mile marker 433 - see pictures below for the over look
- 2nd - just past Pisgah Mountain Inn (~mile marker 408)

The stop at the Pisgah Mountain Inn is where I will consider the end of the event. This helps keep the GA folks from driving too far out of the way to get back home. Anyone who wishes to follow with me the remaining few miles back to Asheville are more than welcome...

As we grow, things are going to change... this year I'm not going to lead a convoy on Saturday and everyone stopping in the same places as a group like I have in the years past. Not many of the over looks had space for everyone to park last year... This year no one is on "my schedule" on Saturday and I invite you to make your way down the parkway at a pace you enjoy, stopping as often as you like to take in the beauty of the area. And I will see you at the campsite later that evening.

Below I am posting my Saturday schedule, for anyone who wishes to "be like a native"... Anyone is welcome to join me for all or part of my trip, but I'm serious when I say I won't stop often or for long... just stop at a few of my fav little spots...

What I'm doing...
8:30 am - Breakfast in Asheville, NC - Cracker Barrel (east asheville)
9:30 - 10am - Gas up, final checks on the car and gear...
10 am - Get on the road, head up Town Mountain (NC hwy 694) to the Parkway and go South...
* I'll probably make one or two short stops - 10-15 min stops - and then continue on my way...
~ 1pm - Arrive at the campground, check in and claim our group sites.
1pm - 6pm - hang out, get lunch in cherokee, get food for the evening, collect fire wood...

If you have any questions, please ask... I know that Holly and Jeremy usually coordinate the ATL crowd...

If you would like a list of hotels in the Asheville area for Friday night, let me know, and I'll give you to look into.

*** The over look for the first planned stop of Sunday morning:

Picture taken by Kevin (ZGN)

[lt1_fd3s]

Helpful addresses:

Smokemont Campground
Smokemont is located approx. 4 miles from parkway's beginning, on Newfound Gap Road (US 441).

If you are coming on the parkway, when you get to the end, turn right and it is the first campground (~4mi) The turn for it be on the right, cross a little bridge and turn left.

Cracker Barrel (East Ashevile - my sat morning breakfast)
34 Tunnel Rd
Asheville, NC 28805

[lt1_fd3s]

If you are planning to attend, please PM/Email me so I can start getting a count. If you PM me, please included your email address so I can quickly and easily pass along more information if I need to prior to the event. If you need my email address... PM me =]

[t_g_farrell]

I'll be at the Cracker Barrel waiting on you as usual

If anyone wants to make a detour and head down into Brevard on 276 let
me know. I always enjoy that little ride down to the ice cream shop and back.
That is unless your still doing this Tray? I'm assuming your going straight to the
camp site to get there by 1.

My own goal will be to get to the camp ground around 3, way before sunset
so I can setup my camp and start in on the party.

Tray do we need to stop in and register at all or do we just ride on in like last
year?

[lt1_fd3s]

I probably wiil skip the 276 run this year for a few reasons... (i did consider it...)

main reason: I'll probably be passing by 276 about 11-11:30... and probably still have a full belly...
2nd reason: as you mentioned, i'm hoping to get to campsite about 1pm... 276 run wont let me do it...
3rd reason: 276 is shit right now... road quality is seriously down from last year... they have put a few patches in and are prepped to re-pave, but who knows when that will happen...

So yes, I personally will be skipping the 276 run, though I probably will stop at the overlook at the top to let those with me have a chance to break off and go down...

And hopefully as people show up, they can just roll through to the camp site and i'll have already taken care of checking in...

[reese.leblanc]

Trey (or John, if you like... LOL) I may be making it to this one. Been way too long! I'll keep you updated.

Reese

[N.RotaryTech]

^He likes his name spelled with an A, so its, TrAy. lol.

[t_g_farrell]

Toby, rotary, v8 or flat 4, which is it?

[lt1_fd3s]

Ok, finally... an update!!!

Please PM/email/text/facebook me if you plan to attend... I need to get a count of people to expect for when I buy food, since we all will be showing up at different times... or just "check in" with me before about 5 pm on Sat at the campsite... if you have any "special" request for food, give them to me at the campsite (or PM) and provide me with some $$... or follow me to the store...

I'm not doing a registration fee this year... but if you would like to throw some $$ towards food, that would be great!!! if not, well, then just enjoy the cook out and camping...

[t_g_farrell]

Heres vid I did of leaving Cherokee from last years B3R.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA6SOfu5pog&NR=1

[ROTORX7Holly]

The Atlanta caravan will leave early on Saturday morning to meet up on the parkway, just southwest of Asheville. I'll post a separate thread with more info later.

Holly

[dream36realms]

if I come, do I need to bring a rotary?

[lt1_fd3s]

Originally Posted by dream36realms

if I come, do I need to bring a rotary?

nope, rotary isn't required... i've actually sold my rotaries so i'm without one right now!!! and i host the event!!

[87turbo_turtle]

David and I are driving up Friday night when I leave work