DaveDragon
Apr 15th, 2008, 10:52 pm
Spring Training Camp - Tuesday - The Ride North (http://davedragon.rilysi.com/2008/04/stc-tuesday-rilysi.html)
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Here are the photos from today's ride North out of FlatLand and to the Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina / Eastern Tennessee.
30 Minutes on the road.
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Flat
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Painfully Flat
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Georgia State Line, Flat
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South of Atlanta, Flat-ish
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Atlanta, Flat but hauling butt
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I love HOV Lanes, North East of Atlanta
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Does this road have a dip to it, I thought I saw a dip
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The North Carolina State Line, Hills in the distance
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Viola! Hills, not big ones but huge by FlatLand Standards
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Just taking a break
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Muggin' fur das camera
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Hills to the left, hills to the right
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Stecoah North Carolina, just a wagon greasing from the IronHorse
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NC28 on the way to Deals Gap
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At the Overlook at the far end of Deals Gap
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I think I located the hills
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The Fontana Dam
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The IronHorse has a creek that runs through it, with trout!
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My accommodations for the week
I had a Great Ride today and enjoyed every moment of it!
It's time to hit the sack.
LATER
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Here are the photos from today's ride North out of FlatLand and to the Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina / Eastern Tennessee.
30 Minutes on the road.
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Flat
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Painfully Flat
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Georgia State Line, Flat
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South of Atlanta, Flat-ish
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Atlanta, Flat but hauling butt
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I love HOV Lanes, North East of Atlanta
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Does this road have a dip to it, I thought I saw a dip
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The North Carolina State Line, Hills in the distance
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Viola! Hills, not big ones but huge by FlatLand Standards
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Just taking a break
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Muggin' fur das camera
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Hills to the left, hills to the right
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Stecoah North Carolina, just a wagon greasing from the IronHorse
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NC28 on the way to Deals Gap
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At the Overlook at the far end of Deals Gap
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I think I located the hills
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The Fontana Dam
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The IronHorse has a creek that runs through it, with trout!
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My accommodations for the week
I had a Great Ride today and enjoyed every moment of it!
It's time to hit the sack.
LATER