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Old Oct 10, 2015 | 09:51 PM
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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 02:13 PM
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Enjoyed the video, watched it earlier. Brings back some good memories. Thanks for sharing.
 
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Old Oct 11, 2015 | 07:37 PM
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rode it this summer after the Dragon. Thoroughly enjoyed this route, much more of a ride than the Dragon IMHO.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 07:10 AM
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From now (I would imagine the leaves are just starting) till the ice/snow closures are my favorite riding time in this area.
Thanks for the Video.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2015 | 07:58 PM
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Rode it 4 times in the past 6 weeks. Would love to do it one more time as the colors are starting to pop around 4000 feet now.


 

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Old Oct 13, 2015 | 07:39 AM
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Just spent 2 weeks up there. Going back in a month.
Loved the area so much I bought land in 06 and have been playing part time tree farmer, builder and biker since then.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2015 | 05:19 AM
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Old Oct 19, 2015 | 10:53 AM
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Just rode the Cherohala fron NC to Tellico Plains, TN on 10-12-15. I then u-turned and rode it back to NC. Colors not quite perfect. Left central NC on monday rode NC, TN and GA mountains home on Thursday. Enjoyed 1,218 mile of mountain bliss.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2015 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ngshop
Just rode the Cherohala fron NC to Tellico Plains, TN on 10-12-15. I then u-turned and rode it back to NC. Colors not quite perfect. Left central NC on monday rode NC, TN and GA mountains home on Thursday. Enjoyed 1,218 mile of mountain bliss.
Think you were one week early from Tail of the Dragons post today. Sorry keep trying to post a link to their FB post and the link won't work on here for some reason.
 

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My Dragon Pic, tnriverluvr.............
 
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