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  1. Troopertripp

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    #32 Troopertripp, Apr 28, 2014
    Nice gentle rain in Asheville last night, washed the dust off. Drove NC80 from Burnsville to Old Fort yesterday, did a little trout fishin'. NC80 was a blast. See y'all in Fontana Wednesday!
     
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    #36 Dave.0, May 7, 2014
    Yeah I slept for 12 hours that night and I did not hear a damn thing after being up for well over 27 hours straight. That was a great nights sleep.:lol:
     
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    #4 TheModFather, Apr 20, 2014
    Hopefully it is clear enough to yank the top off while I am there...
    The spring storms down there can be horrendous, and they come out of nowhere! It would be nice to have 11 sunny days of vacation time, but I am expecting one or two in the rain...

    Pack for everything people, the weather can change in 10 minutes without warning!
     
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    #10 vetsvette, Apr 20, 2014
    Frankly Scarlet....
     
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    #12 Dave.0, Apr 21, 2014
    The cool thing about Fontana and the Dragon area is the weather can be fine for five miles and then you drive into a rain storm for a mile and then are in the sun again 5 min later.
     
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    #22 teresa wood, Apr 25, 2014
    All car wash supplies are packed.... plus Fresh bottle of Slick:biggrin5: So excited!!!!!
     
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    #23 wmwny, Apr 25, 2014
    Have a safe, smooth drive. Just make sure you stay INSIDE the yellow line on your side when going thru the Dragon and also down Hwy 28 [aka Hellbender]!
     
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    #24 teresa wood, Apr 25, 2014
    I promise...Cross my heart!
     
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    #26 wmwny, Apr 26, 2014
    Just NOT Tuesday, dammit....:frown2:
     
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    #27 TheModFather, Apr 26, 2014
    From what all my friends here in Clarksville are saying, it has been a real poo storm down here lately. :(

    Good thing Im still 400ish miles away...
     
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    #28 Dave.0, Apr 26, 2014
    That's a good day to test your Summer tires in the rain on the Dragon. :ihih:

    Plus you won't get stick behind any slow HD bike's on the Dragon and you won't have to wash your car when you get back to Fontana. :Thumbsup:

    Just sit on the couch with a fridge full of cold beer and friends.
     
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    #29 TheModFather, Apr 27, 2014
    Its been a slow soaking rain since I got to Fontana. :( Lots of people are already at the cabins, even had a little fun drive with a couple MINIs behind me from the Dragon, to Fontana Dam. Ive never seen the ESP system in the Jeep freak out so bad... It was like the light was wired to stay on continuous, and the ABS and throttle cut was kicking in around most of the curves!

    Since it is dark and rainy, I decided to head to Robbinsville and get a room.
     
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    #35 TheModFather, May 7, 2014
    We got a bit more than a LITTLE rain Dave... I remember the hard top of the Jeep leaking directly onto my face at one point during the night as I was trying to sleep!
     
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