Knoxville to Ashville, NC
Started at 8:45 a.m. ended at 5:00 p.m.
Total miles = 240. About 85 were on the BRP
I left Jill’s house that morning and got on highway US 129 which takes you around the western edge of the Smokey Mountains. US 129 eventually takes you to the Tail of the Dragon. This is an 11 mile section of road that starts at Chilhowie Dam and ends at Deals Gap. This section of road boasts no less than 318 turns in an 11 mile stretch of highway. I finished the Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap at 12:00 noon. As I rode through the Dragon, killboy.com, a professional photographer was taking pictures. When I got home I went online and purchased all 10 of them. I took a side trip around Santeetlah Lake and eventually found my way to Cherokee, NC at 2:00 p.m. From there I got on the BRP and made it to Asheville, NC at 5:00 p.m. Cherokee is at the southern end of the BRP. The temperature in Cherokee was in the high 80s. Once I got on the BRP I climbed in elevation to a high of 6113 feet and the temperature dropped down to the mid to low 60s. There was even a slight drizzle but it only lasted about 5 minutes. The picture on the bottom is from Killboy.com.
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