Nice mountain getaway...
 

On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:50:24 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:37:23 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:16:29 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

That whole Smokey/Blue Ridge area is very similar, all the way from
Georgia up to West Virginia. You pretty much have to be a botanist to
tell the difference in the vegetation. It is really nice up there.
That was a great motorcycle ride from DC up into the GW forest.

Are you talking about 211 up and over the mountains? That used to be a fun ride, but
now the traffic is so miserable that the joy is gone. The Skyline Drive would be a
nice ride if they'd raise the speed limit by about 20mph. That 35mph limit is no fun,
and it's enforced.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a fun ride. The speed limit is 45, but the cops will let
you go 10 over with no trouble

This would be the late 70s I have been here for over 30 years.

Nice mountain getaway...
 

On Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 9:38:29 AM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/3/2015 6:50 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:37:23 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:16:29 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

That whole Smokey/Blue Ridge area is very similar, all the way from
Georgia up to West Virginia. You pretty much have to be a botanist to
tell the difference in the vegetation. It is really nice up there.
That was a great motorcycle ride from DC up into the GW forest.

Are you talking about 211 up and over the mountains? That used to be a fun ride, but
now the traffic is so miserable that the joy is gone. The Skyline Drive would be a
nice ride if they'd raise the speed limit by about 20mph. That 35mph limit is no fun,
and it's enforced.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a fun ride. The speed limit is 45, but the cops will let
you go 10 over with no trouble.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



I have a cousin who made the trip south last month towing a travel
trailer. They did the Skyline Drive and said it took 4 hours to go 60
miles.

In nice summer weather those mountain roads can get really busy. We were lucky... we left Highlands about 9:30 Sunday morning. Taking rt 28 down into SC there's about 30 miles of switchback mountain roads, and I had zero traffic. I was very happy with the A6's ability on those roads. Nothing like my old Boxster, but still fun.

Nice mountain getaway...
 

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I have a cousin who made the trip south last month towing a travel
trailer. They did the Skyline Drive and said it took 4 hours to go 60
miles.
......

On smaller scale that reminds me of attempting to drive through Branson Mo. It Pigeon Forge TN.

Nice mountain getaway...
 

On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:03:52 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

- show quoted text -
I have a cousin who made the trip south last month towing a travel
trailer. They did the Skyline Drive and said it took 4 hours to go 60
miles.
.....

On smaller scale that reminds me of attempting to drive through Branson Mo. It Pigeon Forge TN.

We really go out of our way to avoid those tourist traps when ever
possible. That may involve dirt roads but they are the most fun
anyway. Our rentacars always need a good scrubbing when we turn them
in. I actually had to wash the Suburban we had in the Dakota because
it got too dirty for me ... and I don't even wash my car.

Nice mountain getaway...
 

On 11/3/15 1:28 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:03:52 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

- show quoted text -
I have a cousin who made the trip south last month towing a travel
trailer. They did the Skyline Drive and said it took 4 hours to go 60
miles.
.....

On smaller scale that reminds me of attempting to drive through Branson Mo. It Pigeon Forge TN.

We really go out of our way to avoid those tourist traps when ever
possible. That may involve dirt roads but they are the most fun
anyway. Our rentacars always need a good scrubbing when we turn them
in. I actually had to wash the Suburban we had in the Dakota because
it got too dirty for me ... and I don't even wash my car.



We avoid tourist traps, too, but prefer to stay at places where the
parking valets offer to wash your car when you park it, if the car
happens to be dirty. :)

Nice mountain getaway...
 

On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 13:30:31 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 11/3/15 1:28 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:03:52 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

- show quoted text -
I have a cousin who made the trip south last month towing a travel
trailer. They did the Skyline Drive and said it took 4 hours to go 60
miles.
.....

On smaller scale that reminds me of attempting to drive through Branson Mo. It Pigeon Forge TN.

We really go out of our way to avoid those tourist traps when ever
possible. That may involve dirt roads but they are the most fun
anyway. Our rentacars always need a good scrubbing when we turn them
in. I actually had to wash the Suburban we had in the Dakota because
it got too dirty for me ... and I don't even wash my car.



We avoid tourist traps, too, but prefer to stay at places where the
parking valets offer to wash your car when you park it, if the car
happens to be dirty. :)

===

That's just so impressive Harry, thanks for sharing.

Nice mountain getaway...
 

On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:03:52 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:
- show quoted text -
We really go out of our way to avoid those tourist traps when ever
possible. That may involve dirt roads but they are the most fun
anyway. Our rentacars always need a good scrubbing when we turn them

in. I actually had to wash the Suburban we had in the Dakota because
it got too dirty for me ... and I don't even wash my car.
......
Greg, I like to avoid them like the plague, but my wife wanted to go, so, we went. That won't happen again.

Nice mountain getaway...
 

On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 09:38:19 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 11/3/2015 6:50 AM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:37:23 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:16:29 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

That whole Smokey/Blue Ridge area is very similar, all the way from
Georgia up to West Virginia. You pretty much have to be a botanist to
tell the difference in the vegetation. It is really nice up there.
That was a great motorcycle ride from DC up into the GW forest.

Are you talking about 211 up and over the mountains? That used to be a fun ride, but
now the traffic is so miserable that the joy is gone. The Skyline Drive would be a
nice ride if they'd raise the speed limit by about 20mph. That 35mph limit is no fun,
and it's enforced.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a fun ride. The speed limit is 45, but the cops will let
you go 10 over with no trouble.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!



I have a cousin who made the trip south last month towing a travel
trailer. They did the Skyline Drive and said it took 4 hours to go 60
miles.


A lot of lookers up there, especially on a weekend.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Nice mountain getaway...
 

On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:12:31 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:50:24 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:37:23 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:16:29 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:


I remember the movie last of the Mohicans, filmed near Ashland. Looked
like beautiful country.

That whole Smokey/Blue Ridge area is very similar, all the way from
Georgia up to West Virginia. You pretty much have to be a botanist to
tell the difference in the vegetation. It is really nice up there.
That was a great motorcycle ride from DC up into the GW forest.

Are you talking about 211 up and over the mountains? That used to be a fun ride, but
now the traffic is so miserable that the joy is gone. The Skyline Drive would be a
nice ride if they'd raise the speed limit by about 20mph. That 35mph limit is no fun,
and it's enforced.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a fun ride. The speed limit is 45, but the cops will let
you go 10 over with no trouble

This would be the late 70s I have been here for over 30 years.

Back then it was a fun ride from Alexandria down to 211 and up over the mountain.
Hell, we'd do it several times just to get the pegs scraped!
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

Nice mountain getaway...
 

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I favor any campground for Herring that has no cell or wifi.
........
Harry, maybe some people prefer it that way.

I do...