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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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« on: July 08, 2009, 03:11:39 PM »
I took off early yesterday morning ( tuesday ) to hook-up with Normandog for a peg draggin' ride into the north Georgia mountains.Weather was beautiful and they claimed it would be great both yesterday and today   Undecided  .We did a pretty good job stayin' dry yesterday evening it seemed we was always just behind the rain.

Picture taken in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2009, 03:14:27 PM »
Crossed The Great Smoky Mountains early and had a blast on that moutain with little to no traffic .

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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2009, 03:16:23 PM »
GOD's Country ....Picture taken near the North Carolina / Tennessee state line.
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2009, 03:22:10 PM »
Hooked up with Ron ( Normandog ) at the Cherokee , NC welcome center.We talked about a route and then just made the call to " kinda " head toward Georgia and see where we go .Black Rock Mountain state park has a awesome road going to the top and the views ROCK from the top.It's located just outside of Mountain City , Georgia.
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« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2009, 03:23:45 PM »
Shot of The Blue Ridge Mountains from the top of Black Rock mountain.
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 03:29:08 PM »
Another place we had no idea we'd see was the Tallulah Gorge thats the cool thing about " Let's see where this goes " . Beautiful place if you're ever in the hood check it out  cooldude


 




 
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« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2009, 03:30:06 PM »
Joe, how do you decide which bike to take out on a given day?  I wish I had that problem  cooldude
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« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2009, 03:30:24 PM »
Picture from the rim of Tallulah Gorge.
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2009, 03:31:08 PM »


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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2009, 03:33:04 PM »


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« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2009, 03:36:20 PM »
We had lunch in Clayton , Ga right beside War Woman Road but in order to get " The Cooler Run " in we did'nt have time to go play on it  Sad


 
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« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2009, 03:39:58 PM »
By the time we hit Blood Mountain the after-noon rains had beat us to it  Sad  We still had a pretty good time on it but Ron and I both wished we could have left a peg scratch or two on it .....Next time Ron  cooldude
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« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2009, 03:40:29 PM »
Quote from: Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 on July 08, 2009, 03:22:10 PM
Hooked up with Ron ( Normandog ) at the Cherokee , NC welcome center.We talked about a route and then just made the call to " kinda " head toward Georgia and see where we go .Black Rock Mountain state park has a awesome road going to the top and the views ROCK from the top.It's located just outside of Mountain City , Georgia.




the mountain....Scooter and I crossed over the main road that leads up to the Park on Monday....we rode on a gravel road that goes off behind the mountain there.....the road from where I grew up to the top of the mountain is still mostly gravel...Black Rock Mountain State park is the highest one in GA.....and my Mother's childhood home is just down an old logging road from the face of the mountain....it takes a 4 wheel drive or 4 wheeler to get back in there now...
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« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2009, 03:43:59 PM »
Dahlonega ,Georgia had these all over town every road we got on had these lined down the road. I don't know if these all lived in Dahlonega or not if they did this town has been hit hard by war  Sad
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« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2009, 03:46:34 PM »
First gold rush in America was in Dahlonega

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« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2009, 03:48:55 PM »
Time to sit down and talk about the ride...Ron I enjoyed the company my friend and look forward to the next time we share the wind  cooldude
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« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2009, 03:55:49 PM »
Good lookin' trike we saw this morning when we was runnin' from a frog choker and hit this place to get the rain gear on...The whole area was under a flash flood warning this morning . Ron and I got to polish up on our wet weather skills and at times we had to ford our way through the standing water on the road  ???  . It was pourin' when we pulled back on the road. If anyone might be interested in the trike I have a few more pic's. Its a 1998 with 40,000 miles and they are asking $14,000 for it.
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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2009, 03:58:19 PM »
Hole In The Wall....Blairsville , Georgia ...Great home-made breakfast .
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« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2009, 04:03:32 PM »
Ron and I split off in Robbinsville , NC this evening and I headed through The Dragon to get home. By the time I made Deals Gap the rain had stopped. A lady rider was killed yesterday on The Dragon when she lost her bike in a curve and hit a tree  Sad 

I was amazed the law was'nt everywhere but I made 4 runs at it and never saw the first one. Traffic was next to nothing and I had a ball  Cool
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« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2009, 04:15:47 PM »
Quote from: Chillerman on July 08, 2009, 03:30:06 PM
Joe, how do you decide which bike to take out on a given day?  I wish I had that problem  cooldude

I take the one thats clean  cooldude
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« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2009, 04:19:00 PM »
Quote from: Stanley Steamer on July 08, 2009, 03:40:29 PM
Quote from: Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 on July 08, 2009, 03:22:10 PM
Hooked up with Ron ( Normandog ) at the Cherokee , NC welcome center.We talked about a route and then just made the call to " kinda " head toward Georgia and see where we go .Black Rock Mountain state park has a awesome road going to the top and the views ROCK from the top.It's located just outside of Mountain City , Georgia.




the mountain....Scooter and I crossed over the main road that leads up to the Park on Monday....we rode on a gravel road that goes off behind the mountain there.....the road from where I grew up to the top of the mountain is still mostly gravel...Black Rock Mountain State park is the highest one in GA.....and my Mother's childhood home is just down an old logging road from the face of the mountain....it takes a 4 wheel drive or 4 wheeler to get back in there now...


Yeah I told Ron we was near where you grew up. I remember you tellin' me at " The Fall Color Ride " that you  was raised in Mountain City, Georgia.
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« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2009, 05:15:04 PM »
ya can't balme him on the town.  Grin Wish ya could have joined us Stanley.
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« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2009, 05:16:59 PM »
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If I had a shed with three beautiful valks in it I couldn't keep them all clean...then again I don't really keep my one Valk clean.
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« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2009, 06:15:34 PM »
It's a sad sight to see folks with a beautiful machine like the Valkyrie and its got years of curd caked on it. If the bikes nasty I don't even waste my time lookin' at it . All that tells me is the bike is not taken care of if they are to lazy to wash it I'm sure they won't take the time to do the maintence on it  Sad .I'm not talking about " road trip " nasty I'm talking about neglect ( black funky rims ,rusted exhaust and parts etc. ). A person can give a Valk a half-a$$ decent clean-up in 30 minutes .
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« Reply #24 on: July 08, 2009, 07:16:08 PM »
Joe and Ronnie - sure wish I could've made that run with you.  Sad

Sounds like a good time.  Cool Maybe I can join you next time..

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« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2009, 07:22:50 PM »
Quote from: Duffy on July 08, 2009, 07:16:08 PM
Joe and Ronnie - sure wish I could've made that run with you.  Sad

Sounds like a good time.  Cool Maybe I can join you next time..




That would be great Duffy and we plan a " next " time ...I'll be sure you know in advance  cooldude
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« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2009, 05:01:25 AM »
Quote from: Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 on July 08, 2009, 04:15:47 PM
Quote from: Chillerman on July 08, 2009, 03:30:06 PM
Joe, how do you decide which bike to take out on a given day?  I wish I had that problem  cooldude

I take the one thats clean  cooldude

Then you'd be walking if you lived at my house  uglystupid2

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« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2009, 05:47:53 AM »
U can't hide money!!!!   cooldude cooldude cooldude cooldude Looks like u had a good ride.
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« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2009, 08:02:26 AM »
Quote from: hubcapsc on July 09, 2009, 05:01:25 AM
Quote from: Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005 on July 08, 2009, 04:15:47 PM
I take the one thats clean  cooldude
Then you'd be walking if you lived at my house  uglystupid2

Joe was speaking tongue in cheek.  From his place, he can't take one that isn't clean.  coolsmiley
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« Reply #29 on: July 09, 2009, 08:26:43 AM »
Duffy, I wish you could have joined us man. When Joe and I parted yesterday we agreed we have to go back to Blood Mtn when the road is dry. You know, so we don't get our bikes dirty.  Roll Eyes Hope you join us then.  cooldude
Joe, thanks for another good ride my friend. Been ridin with you for 3 yrs now and there aint been a bad ride. Already lookin' forward to the next time.  cooldude
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« Reply #30 on: July 09, 2009, 04:52:36 PM »
Check this out ...Karl Wallenda it shows his walk across the Tallulah Gorge ...Died at 73 in a fall.

ABC News - "Death of Karl Wallenda" (1978)powered by Aeva
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« Reply #31 on: July 09, 2009, 05:20:51 PM »
mid 60's.....back in 1970..the year I was born...I thought you'd seen the Gorge before Joe?.....I often times stop in there at the Overlook store on the Old 441 road section and have a coke and ice cream while looking down into the Gorge and listening to the water...
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« Reply #32 on: July 09, 2009, 05:31:47 PM »
Quote from: Stanley Steamer on July 09, 2009, 05:20:51 PM
mid 60's.....back in 1970..the year I was born...I thought you'd seen the Gorge before Joe?.....I often times stop in there at the Overlook store on the Old 441 road section and have a coke and ice cream while looking down into the Gorge and listening to the water...


Tuesday was my first time to Black Rock Mountain State Park and The Tallulah Gorge. I enjoy the roads in that area and we got a good deal on a motel in Dahlonega and I plan a return trip soon...See you there ?
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« Reply #33 on: July 09, 2009, 05:58:09 PM »
work.....I'll be there.....I took Scooter on some roads there in Rabun County on Monday....even a gravel road for a mile or so....maybe he'll chime in and tell you what he thought about them??...It was a trip down memory lane for me....
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« Reply #34 on: July 09, 2009, 06:07:59 PM »
Quote from: Stanley Steamer on July 09, 2009, 05:58:09 PM
work.....I'll be there.....I took Scooter on some roads there in Rabun County on Monday....even a gravel road for a mile or so....maybe he'll chime in and tell you what he thought about them??...It was a trip down memory lane for me....

You still on 4-10's with fridays off ? Thats the hours I work also.
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« Reply #35 on: July 09, 2009, 06:12:28 PM »
work weeks so far....if they don't F_ _ k it up!!!.....but I do have to work in the morning....have to go drive a tractor with a sprayer on the back of it for the Forester...got to be up at 3am... Angry
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« Reply #36 on: July 09, 2009, 06:53:58 PM »
I can remember seeing the Wallenda's act back in the 1950's.  I was just a kid then.
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