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Originally Posted by Lafourche1
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I think we need to be rolling from Bowling Green at 3:00pmish at the very latest.
It is ~ 4hrs from Bowling Green to the Dragon Pitt Inn. I am thinking mostly interstate highways. After the trip to the cave and what lies ahead of us on Monday, we should be fine with a few miles of interstate.
It is ~40 minutes from the Dragon Pitt Inn to Chilhowee Lake pull-off. I suggest we take pictures and ground ourselves for the Dragon. Just ahead lies Tabcat Bridge and the start of The Tail of the Dragon.
From Tabcat to the gate is the classic 11 miles of the Tail. However, many locals consider a full run to be the 23 miles that takes you down to Tapoco Lodge.
I think we need to be out and about at 8:00-8:30. Earlier times means less traffic.
After lunch and maybe one more pass, we head out Moonshiner28 (intersects at Deals Gap). Moonshiner28 takes us to Highlands, NC in ~2.5 Hours.
We have time for a break and relax (ice cream anyone?). We take 106 south out of Highlands, NC and ~30 minutes to the Dillard House. I think this will take at least an hour due to the great pull-offs and picture locations.
Dinner and conversation at The Dillard House.
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I'm going to be living vicariously through you all next week. Can't wait to see pictures/videos. My heart still hurts that I won't be attending but I'm glad that this is still happening and will (im)patiently wait for shots from the cruise to be posted.
