I could make the August trip maybe. Check out AbouttheSmokies.com for some cabin info.
I'm still going to try and make it up when you are in TN. I'm also going to go up August 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and coming home on the 5th.
Don't just ride the dragon... 28, cherohala, foothills and soooo many more... there are enough great rounds around there that you can ride for a few days and not ride that 11 mile stretch
I plan on riding more than just the dragon for sure. I'm coming from Pigeon Forge, plenty of fun roads to hit between.
Saturday it is. Speed limit is 30 (or 25? something stupid low) anyhow and heavily patroled.
I'd be up for riding around north georgia, but I'm really not interested in going up to the Dragon after going up there last month. It's a real slow crawl on a Saturday afternoon. If you've never been there before it might still be fun. There are a million bikers along with a corresponding number of police just waiting to find someone to pull over. Even the Cherohala was crawling with police pulling people over. I have a video if you want to see what I mean. Skip to the 16:30 mark to see the police on the Cherohala.
Spicy110 Sticker Quest - Tail of the Dragon, Deal's Gap - YouTube
I'll bring a camera for some photo ops and I'll definitely will be after some sort of T-shirt. Got my Cabin yesterday. 99/night.