Fall Smokey Mtn Trip

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Left Raleigh at 5am for Cherokee this morning. Stopped about half way in Morganton for gas and breakfast. Fantastic breakfast buffet that carried us over till 4 this afternoon.

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Arrived in Cherokee at 11:30 and was off and running at High Noon. The first leg was up the Moonshmer 28, stopped at Fontana Dam.

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Then a quick stop at Deal's Gap to get a Dragon sticker for the Spyder. I looked for Eric's mirror but I couldn't find it.

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We rode the Dragon up and back then stopped at the Topoco Lodge for an early dinner.

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Next we set out for the Cherahala Skyway. Traffic was nearly non existent and the weather was perfect, 75 and sunny

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I meant to once again thank Mr Ferret for his fine guidance last spring ! Without that we wouldn't have been able to see all we saw today. Thanks Micky