Cades Cove Loop Ride...

I had an awesome ride this past Sunday afternoon. I rode my Muni around
the 11 mile Cades Cove Loop. This is a one-way paved road through a
section of the Great Smoky Mountians National Park in Tennessee. There
are several big up and down hills on this ride. Also, because of the
volumn of traffic on the loop, I rode at least one mile of the eleven in
the ditch.

The fall colors were wonderful. Because of the spectacular beauty
during Autumn in this area, the cars were bumper-to-bumper for about a
third of the ride. This made the ride extra fun. I got to PASS CARS on
my Muni!!! I would weave in and out from the left to the right,
depending upon which side of the car the driver left the most clearance.


The ride was my longest ever. My previously long ride was less than 7
miles. The 11 miles took me 1 hour and 46 minutes. My Muni is a
FAY-KH24 with 170mm cranks.

The comments from non-uni humans were all great. Most were asking how
far I was planning to ride. When I would say the whole 11 miles, they
would shake their heads in amazement. On the last 1/3 of the ride, all
the comments were of the awe-struck type. "Your incredible", "I wish I
had your legs" , I can't believe what I am seeing", "You must be in
awesome shape!"

Those kind of comments, as well as having completed my longest ride to
date, made for a great day of Unicycle riding! PS: I gotta find some
shorter cranks !--chirokid--


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Way to Go!!! Passing cars on a MUni, got to love that. Sounds like a
beautiful place to spend on MUni.


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That's some of the most beautiful land in Tennessee. You're a lucky
MUniac.

You'll miss the long cranks if you get off that paved road. Aren't there
1000 foot woodsy hills just off to the right? That paved ride is tailor
made for a proper 29r or Coker.

Wish I was there.

All the best from the Mudflats of Tennessee,
Tom.


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At about the same time I was at Wilson Creek, (mile marker 307.9 on the
Blue Ridge parkway, go downhill to the fishing spot parking area) riding
an awesome 3+1/2 mile downhill run on a forest service fire road. There
were lots of bear hunters, but no bears, a really long and beautiful
black snake that was just minding its own business, and some spectacular
scenery. It was a great day!
carjug


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aspenmike wrote:
*Way to Go!!! Passing cars on a MUni, got to love that. *


Mike, getting to pass the cars was awesome. I guess I failed to mention
that most of the cars would then pass me back, then as they slowed to
look at an 8 point buck or a group of turkey, I would pass them again.
By the last couple of miles of the ride, most driver's were actually
pulling to the right side of the road when they would stop, allowing me
room to ride by on the left hand side of the road. --chirokid--


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Memphis Mud wrote:
*Aren't there 1000 foot woodsy hills just off to the right? That paved
ride is tailor made for a proper 29r or Coker.
Wish I was there.
Tom. *


It is literally miles to the tops of some of the mountains that trailoff
into Cades Cove. The bad news is, the Park Service in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Parks says "Walking or Horse Only", now wheels
allowed on the trails.

I wish you were here too Tom. We need to have an Tennessee Ride soon.
A great spot would be this 11 mile Cades Cove loop. Maybe I could get a
loaner Coker for the ride --chirokid--


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chirokid wrote:
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We need to have an Tennessee Ride soon...

...Maybe I could get a loaner Coker for the ride --chirokid-- *

With a little organizing, we could meet around Nashville. Hard to spur
of the moment too many. But I bet I could get 2 or 3 from here. I'll ask
around.

(M-F)


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Hey Chirokid,

Several of us are meeting in Nashville tomorrow, Hamilton Creek Trail,
2:30. If ya wanna make the drive it would be good to see you and ride
with you.

Let me know if you are planning on making it.
Tommy


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Memphis Mud wrote:
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With a little organizing, we could meet around Nashville. Hard to spur
of the moment too many. But I bet I could get 2 or 3 from here. I'll
ask around.

(M-F) *


Let's try to get a ride together. I would assume there are a couple of
guys from Nashville that would join us too.

With planning, I will be able to schedule better. Very busy this
weekend, but I will e-mail you soon. --chirokid--


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