Spring Training Camp - Friday - Even More Great Riding

[DaveDragon]

Spring Training Camp - Friday - Even More Great Riding (http://davedragon.rilysi.com/2008/04/spring-training-camp-friday-rilysi.html)


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I had another Great Day of Motorcycle Riding here at Spring Training Camp for Riders.

There are untold numbers of Motorcycle here from all over, as well as a couple of Sports Car Clubs that are all running Deal's Gap at high speeds.

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I rode over and made a pass each direction on the Gap then headed back over to the Joyce Kilmer Forest.

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US129

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US129

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US129


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US129

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In Joyce Kilmer Forest there is a dead end road to the top of a rather high hill called Maple Tree Gap. There is an observation deck at the top of the hill that is built around a large Maple Tree.

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Shots from the Observation Deck.

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Shots from the Observation Deck.

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Shots from the Observation Deck.

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Shots from the Observation Deck.


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Shots from the Observation Deck.


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Shots from the Observation Deck.

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Shots from the Observation Deck.

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Shots from the Observation Deck.


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Shots from the Observation Deck.


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This is the Santeetlah Dam. Click here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Santeetlah+Dam&jsv=107&sll=35.353689,-83.908768&sspn=0.008575,0.019999&ie=UTF8&ll=35.378204,-83.875744&spn=0.008573,0.019999&t=h&z=16) for an Overhead view.
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NC28 on the way back to the IronHorse Motorcycle Lodge (http://www.ironhorsenc.com/).

Today I rode two passes on Deal's Gap then two passes on the Cherohala Skyway, Joyce Kilmer Forest, and Oil Field Gap Road back to US28.

Yet another beautiful day for riding in the Smoky's.

LATER

[MaverickAR]

Get ready Dave...looks like you are fixing to get wet!

[DaveDragon]

Get ready Dave...looks like you are fixing to get wet!

I have a tech session in the morning at 09:00 on the GS-911 Emergency Tool in the Garage Area, I've been burning up the roads since Tuesday and my Bro James arrived just before supper so it's all good.http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

We had a wild fire just over the hill directly in front of the IronHorse yesterday.
It jumped two fire lines that had been bulldozed.

The sky was lit up red & orange all evening and as the fire reached the top of the mountain around 1:00am, a tanker made a single pass overhead and doused it with water. The bulldozers went back at it and the fire is now out.

The Rains are needed as there is dry fuel everywhere.