Spring Training Camp - Saturday - Riding with my Bro James

[DaveDragon]

Spring Training Camp - Saturday - Riding with my Bro James (http://davedragon.rilysi.com/2008/04/spring-training-camp-saturdays-rilysi.html)

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The showers moved through the area this morning during the Tech Sessions we held in the Garage Area.

This is the only rain we've had all week and it moved through by 09:30.

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The winds being pushed along by the cold front had the roads dry within an hour or so.

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James & I headed out for some "Spirited" riding.

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At Deal's Gap we found the three LEO's that have been patrolling the Gap all week.

They were all at the Crossroads of Time writing up the wreck between the damn 18 Wheeler and a truck pulling a boat.


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So with them at this end we headed into Deal's Gap.

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James was recording this pass through the Gap and I'll post the video once edited.

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We headed over to Tellico Plains and had lunch, then stopped in at Tellico Motorcycle Outfitters (http://www.tellicomoto.com/).

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We ran the Cherohala Skyway from Tellico to Robbinsville, then I showed James the Maple Creek Overlook.

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We checked out the primitive camping areas near the Joyce Kilmer Forest.

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On the way back to the IronHorse Motorcycle Lodge (http://www.ironhorsenc.com/) we took Upper Tuskegee Road back to 28.

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All day; James was scraping Hard Parts of his GL1800 GoldWing.

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We arrived back at the IronHorse (http://www.ironhorsenc.com/) just in time for the Prime Rib Dinner which is always mighty fine. There's a Peach Cobbler with Ice Cream in my future.

LATER

[JCarver]

Dave, Don, Steve, Brett, Al, Fred, and all:

I had a great time and am home safe, still unpacking, only to re-pack and head out again Wed. (COG function at High Valley). I've yet to look at the video, but Bro James did show me his setup for which I have one question, where did he get the recorder?

Now I've had to read about the CBS and the prime rib in the past, but now I can truly say they are GREAT!!! Gotta do this again.

Special note to Fred, ""Thank You" for helping pack the camper away, it is greatly appreciated. Wishing you only the best of what is to come.

tcars
John


PS I'm not as fast as Dave, it'll take me awhle to get a few pics up, but they'll be on Webshots.

[pkpr1998]

Dave, Don, Steve, Brett, Al, Fred, and all:

I had a great time and am home safe, still unpacking, only to re-pack and head out again Wed. (COG function at High Valley). I've yet to look at the video, but Bro James did show me his setup for which I have one question, where did he get the recorder?

Now I've had to read about the CBS and the prime rib in the past, but now I can truly say they are GREAT!!! Gotta do this again.

Special note to Fred, ""Thank You" for helping pack the camper away, it is greatly appreciated. Wishing you only the best of what is to come.

tcars
John




PS I'm not as fast as Dave, it'll take me awhle to get a few pics up, but they'll be on Webshots.

John, glad you made it; now see what you HAD been missing!