Subject: Tail of the dragon Author: bimmernut2 : member since January, 2006 : 535 posts Posted on: 2009-08-18 20:35:31

I feel sorry for all the flat landers who don't get to enjoy driving through the mountains. Living in the Asheville, NC area, we get to enjoy this every weekend. Last weekend, we ended up at the Tail of the Dragon. "To some the Dragon begins on the North Carolina side at Fugitive Bridge with a view of the Cheoah Dam where Harrison Ford jumped in the movie The Fugitive. It ends 14 miles across the mountain at the Tabcat Creek Bridge in Tennessee. US129 climbs through The Slide, a steep series of "S" curves where one would not want to meet a tractor-trailer. The road then levels and straightens until a series of curves approaching the Crossroads of Time, one of the main hangouts for cyclists. Next comes Deals Gap and the Tennessee State Line. We'll leave the rest for you to describe after you ride it. Many just remember curve after curve after curve and surviving the run of their lives."
Tail of the dragon

Just got to love it......







Richard V
BMW CCA Tarheel chapter
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• Tail of the dragon (pic) (url) - bimmernut2 2009-08-18 20:35:31 (1998 views)