Assault on Mt. Mitchell ... CHANGED!

Landslides from heavy rains in the Fall have taken out sections of the Blue
Ridge Parkway east of Mt. Mitchell. A new route has had to be devised. It
splits west just before the climb of Bill's Mountain and then approaches Mt.
Mitchell State Park from the west (Asheville) side. This increases the ride
distance to 110 miles! (The route to Marion is apparently unchanged, so
Marion riders and Mt. Mitchell riders will part company just before Bill's
Mountain.)

Because of the heavier traffic load on The Parkway west of Mt. Mitchell,
authorities will not allow the event on the weekend. Therefore, the date of
the ride has been moved to FRIDAY, MAY 20th!

If you're planning to do Mt. Mitchell, take note of these changes. You can
get more details and keep abreast of any other developments at
http://www.freewheelers.info/assault.html

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)

I checked my Topo software and it looks to me like the new route adds about
2,130 feet to the cum. elevation gain for the ride.

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)
"psycholist" wrote in message
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Landslides from heavy rains in the Fall have taken out sections of the
Blue Ridge Parkway east of Mt. Mitchell. A new route has had to be
devised. It splits west just before the climb of Bill's Mountain and then
approaches Mt. Mitchell State Park from the west (Asheville) side. This
increases the ride distance to 110 miles! (The route to Marion is
apparently unchanged, so Marion riders and Mt. Mitchell riders will part
company just before Bill's Mountain.)

Because of the heavier traffic load on The Parkway west of Mt. Mitchell,
authorities will not allow the event on the weekend. Therefore, the date
of the ride has been moved to FRIDAY, MAY 20th!

If you're planning to do Mt. Mitchell, take note of these changes. You
can get more details and keep abreast of any other developments at
http://www.freewheelers.info/assault.html

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)