Tail of the Dragon

[FTD]

Beautiful! I love that area, especially when its warm and green.
It looks like there were a lot of folks there that day. that's the kind of crowded that discouraged me from heading up there during warm weather weekends. And my motorcycle is for sale for similar reasons.
thanks for the pics!

[RandallNeighbour]

Tom, the guy in the wicked fast MR2 Spyder that led us around in May, was in the office a day or two ago attempting to revive my dead server.

He said that the local cops are now crawling all over the various corners of the TOD to give speeding tickets due to a consistent fatality rate on the road (motorcyclists make up the bulk of it, if not all of it I'm sure).

All this to say, I'm doubting the road is nearly as much fun as it was when we went there in May.

... but I still dream of going back all the time. In my dreams, I don't have to drive 17 friggin' hours to get there though!

If I lived within an hour or two of the road, I'd be driving it once a month.

That place is as addictive as heroine for the Boxster owner.

[Chills]

Hey Chicago guys, are we doing another TotD trip this year? I wanted to get in on last year's but there was a conflict with another trip. Anything in the works for 2008?

I am a Dragon Survivor!

I'd like to go in the Fall of 2008...to see the fall colors in that part of the US.

[Sammy]

Count me in for next year's trip to the TOD. I have to be a little pickier in terms of weekends because of school and a wedding, but am definitely planning for the trip. Maybe mid to late September? Getting into October risks getting into mid-terms.

[Mantis]

Ah Nick, thanks for the reminder with the pictures! Of course, I would go again in the fall with the stipulation that we find better dining facilities!

As far as a Jan/Feb trip, it would depend on the weekend....keep me in mind when you get a date...

[Frodo]

A couple of related links:

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/maps.html

http://www.lexusdragon.com/routes_maps.html

Unfortunately, I haven't experienced TOD first hand, but I'd like to...

[derb]

Count me in for another trip to the Dragon. Maybe the weather won't be wet and slippery like this past May. I thought went we pretty fast considering the conditions but I can't wait to see what the car can do on dry pavement.
Maybe we'll avoid the Mini Cooper gathering this time.
Hey Nick, I just looked at some of the pictures from last May- I love that 'Save The Tatas' sticker.

[dmcutter]

Western NC and southwest VA and over into TN is just crawling with that kind of road with a lot less traffic and law enforcement attention. I should probably make the ultimate sacrifice and go scout out more roads for another gathering.