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calawahsteelie

Washington

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Posted: 08/02/09 12:24am

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I have got to get to the eastern U.S. Nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

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kohldad

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Posted: 08/02/09 06:10am

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FR1511? Is that a Forest Service Road? Did you just take a chance on the road or is there a guide or map to these type of roads?

All along the parkway there are gravel roads to the side, lots of which are Forest Service Roads. In the section between Asheville and I-77, a lot of these come up and connect to the parkway. From Asheville to Hwy 215, you have to drop off the parkway for a couple of miles before you can find them. Up in VA, the parkway goes through the George Washington NF with the same type of roads.

My research is limited to looking at the roads with MSS&T. You usually don't have to worry about road conditions as just about all of the gravel roads in this area should be passable by a 2wd TC. You do need to keep a sharp eye out for low tree branches and 1/2 fallen logs as there were a number of them that could have done serious damage to the truck, but all were passed by either by moving over or driving slow so the branches had a chance to move.

Next time I'm at Crabtree, I'll make sure to hike the loop.

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silversand

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Posted: 08/02/09 07:28am

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...I agree with earlier poster; those looks like eggs n'grits [emoticon]

super comprehensive trip report! And, great photos.

Cheers,
Silver

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cewillis

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Posted: 08/02/09 09:34am

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Great pictures, and nice looking area. 'Eastern continental divide - 3350 ft' brought a little chuckle.

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Posted: 08/02/09 05:12pm

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Very pretty. Thanks for sharing.

BelleisleNB

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Posted: 08/03/09 06:23am

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If you read the trip reports posted by Two Maineiacs earlier this summer,
they had frig problems when in higher elevations... their solution was
posted. Who knows, yours may have been similar.

Hoping to do the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway in October on our way to Florida.
Will be entering off I-66 in Virginia. Thanks for the report, I'll make some
notes.

btggraphix

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Posted: 08/03/09 12:05pm

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Very nice Kohldad - beautiful photos. Love the three bugs sharing the flower. People have really been posting a lot of nice TR's - makes me realize I need to get off my but and contribute!