yeah I noticed I made a few mistakes. The Way Tent Party starts at 8pm like it says (the "color coded" section for it show 7pm which is not correct) I am going to be working on a drive on Friday and/or Saturday for you guys. I know that almost everything is already filled up, and we just need more dragon slayings!
If you are interested in running a drive, I have a MOTD drive 'in the can', already mapped and full instructions ready to go. It runs from Fontana to Highlands via the Hellbender and back via Wayah Road (another up and coming Dragon-like road in the area). There is a drive-thru waterfall in the trip... a great photo-op. Highlands is a cute little town with a thriving downtown area full of restaurants, cafes, art, antiques, shopping, etc. all within an easy walk. It makes for a nice lunch run, but will take 1.5 hour there and maybe a bit more on the way back, plus lunch 'on your own' time. I thought about running that one as well, but I always try and cram too much into my MOTD time and I'm trying to get more relaxation time in this year and not have everything scheduled down to the minute. If you want it, I'd be happy to help you with instructions, routes, tips/hints, and maybe even pre-drive the route one evening w/ you (or anyone else who wants to step up and help make MOTD 2011 a great event by giving some time to lead a drive). If I'm not leading a drive at that same time, I could even provide you with a GPS with the full route programmed in.
Yeah definitely! I am very interested in putting something together for this! If you could send me a message with the breakdown of which roads to take for this drive, I'll definitely put a run together! I have never been down to the dragon before. I've wanted to go the past 2 years but living up near Boston makes it very hard to do something like this. Thank you for offering this! I really appreciate it! Also, I'll be down there on Monday, April 25th. If you get down there before the event starts, and are willing, I'd love to take the pre-run drive with you! That way I'll have the run in my head before I lead it off during the event.
Excellent. I'll get the info together in the next few days and will be in touch. I'm planning to arrive on tues night, so a pre-run is possible.
I was planning to scout that route, so I would be interested in either the pre-run or the run. I won't get there until Wednesday midday, though.
panaphobic, if you want to lead this drive, let me know and I'll whip you up a event page on the website
I've got a PM out to panaphobic, but I was hoping to drive this route again... there is an INCREDIBLE little road near Highlands... one that you can't take a huge caravan down, but 3-4 cars should be OK. I was thinking about a pre-run on Wednesday night, right after the welcome dinner. I'll let you know... I know where you live while at MOTD!
I'm gonna check out the info agranger sent me and I'll let you know. I definitely want to do something though. I'll keep you informed!