Tail of the Dragon

[FTD]

Anyone interested in meeting at the Tail of the Dragon? Its off season so there shouldn't be much congestion ie: motorcycles and other enthusiasts. Wintertime is a favorable time.
I am thinking of getting there Fri night, goofing off Saturday, heading home early Sun. I could use a dose of Dragon.
Tail of the Dragon

Five or more people that can agree on a weekend in Jan or Feb is a consenus.

[craigb]

I have recently moved to the Cumming/Gainesville area, and have heard of this "dragon tail", what and where is it?

[FTD]

I believe the stat is 311 curves in 11 miles. Its a beautiful, curvy mountain road on the west end of the Great Smokey Mountain National park in Deal's Gap, NC. You can get there from Gainesville in a couple of hours [4 or 5?] Its been a while since I have been. Long ago it was a bunch of mad motorcyclists tearing it up, but it has since been published in magazines, become internationally known and so weekend traffic got a little crowded [in my terms]. My brother mentioned going there in his car in the winter. So now it is winter. Let's go!

CraigB check out that link I posted and any other searches on Tail of the Dragon or Deals Gap.

[dmcutter]

Actually it's 318 curves, or so they say. I lost count...

[j.fro]

I visited the Tail around Christmas '06. That is one fine road for driving! However, the local authorities seem to target the road now and again. Do a search for Tail of the Dragon/Deal's gap. There's a website for the area that gives a bit of info about current "activity" on the road. There are also a couple of other similar roads in the same area that offer what we crave. Have fun out there and be safe.

[FTD]

so.... any folks in the southeast want to coordinate a winter weekend quickie?