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"ctg" wrote in message
.. . | Anyone have any local info or pics besides the tourist pages found by | Google? Thinking about stopping there on my way to the Outer Banks in | August. Local info on camping would be great too. Before hitting the trail, stop at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Full bike shop, rafting, canoeing, etc shop and a great little restaurant (have the Sherpa Rice) too boot. The whole area is an outdoor fun Nexus with whitewater rafting, the Appalachian trail, Tsali, Lake Fontana (where they shot the movie "Nell") the Great Smoky Mountain Railway (where they shot the movie "The Fugitive") and all in striking distance of touristy stuff like Cherokee NC and Gatlinburg TN. Outer Banks? What Outer Banks? (granted, from a NC perspective, the Tsali area is about as far from the banks as you can get.) --- __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. Nelson Binch =^o.o^= http://intergalax.com Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 |
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"Nelson Binch" wrote in message ... "ctg" wrote in message .. . | Anyone have any local info or pics besides the tourist pages found by | Google? Thinking about stopping there on my way to the Outer Banks in | August. Local info on camping would be great too. Before hitting the trail, stop at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Full bike shop, rafting, canoeing, etc shop and a great little restaurant (have the Sherpa Rice) too boot. The whole area is an outdoor fun Nexus with whitewater rafting, the Appalachian trail, Tsali, Lake Fontana (where they shot the movie "Nell") the Great Smoky Mountain Railway (where they shot the movie "The Fugitive") and all in striking distance of touristy stuff like Cherokee NC and Gatlinburg TN. Outer Banks? What Outer Banks? (granted, from a NC perspective, the Tsali area is about as far from the banks as you can get.) Yeah, after further consideration I may set aside Tsali for now and make that another trip. Now it's looking more like I might be stopping somewhere in VA, maybe around Richmond. I change my mind quick, lol. Thanks for the tips though. Chris --- __o _`\(,_ Cycling is life, (_)/ (_) all the rest, just details. Nelson Binch =^o.o^= http://intergalax.com Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 |
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"ctg" wrote in message .. . "Nelson Binch" wrote in message ... "ctg" wrote in message .. . | Anyone have any local info or pics besides the tourist pages found by | Google? Thinking about stopping there on my way to the Outer Banks in | August. Local info on camping would be great too. Before hitting the trail, stop at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Full bike shop, rafting, canoeing, etc shop and a great little restaurant (have the Sherpa Rice) too boot. The whole area is an outdoor fun Nexus with whitewater rafting, the Appalachian trail, Tsali, Lake Fontana (where they shot the movie "Nell") the Great Smoky Mountain Railway (where they shot the movie "The Fugitive") and all in striking distance of touristy stuff like Cherokee NC and Gatlinburg TN. Outer Banks? What Outer Banks? (granted, from a NC perspective, the Tsali area is about as far from the banks as you can get.) Yeah, after further consideration I may set aside Tsali for now and make that another trip. Now it's looking more like I might be stopping somewhere in VA, maybe around Richmond. I change my mind quick, lol. Thanks for the tips though. Chris Richmond isn't Tsali but we have some excellent trails here. Let me know when you'll be in town an maybe I can arrange a tour. You can camp at Pocahontas State Park which has 9 miles of some very nice singletrack in it. http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pocahont.htm The website doesn't mention the MTB trails though. (gotta do something about that.) Mike |
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There is a NFS campground about 1/10 mile from the trailhead, first-come,
first-serve. Fagedaboutit on holiday weekends. Turkey Creek campgroun is about a mile before the park entrance and it's pretty good. More than one shower at least, which is what NFS provides. There's another NFS campgrount about 10 miles past the Tsali entrance which has no showers or flush toilets, but should be less crowded. |
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"Michael Dart" wrote in message ... Richmond isn't Tsali but we have some excellent trails here. Let me know when you'll be in town an maybe I can arrange a tour. You can camp at Pocahontas State Park which has 9 miles of some very nice singletrack in it. http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pocahont.htm The website doesn't mention the MTB trails though. (gotta do something about that.) Mike Thanks Mike, If I do decide to stop there I'll let you know. It will probably be the weekend of August 9th. Thanks for the info. Chris |
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"ctg" wrote in message .. . "Michael Dart" wrote in message ... Richmond isn't Tsali but we have some excellent trails here. Let me know when you'll be in town an maybe I can arrange a tour. You can camp at Pocahontas State Park which has 9 miles of some very nice singletrack in it. http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pocahont.htm The website doesn't mention the MTB trails though. (gotta do something about that.) Mike Thanks Mike, If I do decide to stop there I'll let you know. It will probably be the weekend of August 9th. Thanks for the info. Chris I'll be at the Massanutten Hoo Haa races near Harrisonburg that weekend. If you come on Friday I'll be good but if not maybe Mr. Harlow can take up tour guide duty. Mike |
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