Hanging out in the Smokies
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BonsaiNut
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mike
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Isn't that where all the clueless tourons go?Sounds like someone spent too much time in Cade's Cove on a one lane road
BonsaiNut
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Isn't that where all the clueless tourons go?
We haven't been there in about 20 years. All I remember was that there were turn-offs about every quarter mile, yet Cadillacs filled with seniors would stop dead in the middle of the road every time they would see a cow. My wife happened to be driving, and we almost had a road rage incident on several occasions
One time a car stopped in the middle of the road right NEXT to a pull-off, and we beeped our horn. The glares we received were priceless.Having grown up in dairy country, I'm going to state that people need to get out more if they have never seen a Holstein before!
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buggravy
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Yes, my home land. So beautiful. Which lake is that?
We haven't been there in about 20 years. All I remember was that there were turn-offs about every quarter mile, yet Cadillacs filled with seniors would stop dead in the middle of the road every time they would see a cow. My wife happened to be driving, and we almost had a road rage incident on several occasions
Having grown up in dairy country, I'm going to state that people need to get out more if they have never seen a Holstein before!
Hey, you can't blame the Smokies for those people. Those are the people we affectionately called Floridiots. Upstate New Yorkers that retired to Florida and then come to NC to vacation and beat the Summer heat.
buggravy
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This makes me think of a story I'll never forget. About 15 years ago Elk were reintroduced in Western NC, specifically in Cataloochee Valley. It's a very picturesque place even without the elk, but the elk brought elk viewers out in droves because they were protected from hunting and were easy to see. I was there with Mom and Nana to check them out when a family pulled up in a fully stock Chevy Monte Carlo that had been painted and decalled to match Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s Winston Cup car. Ricky Lee, the heavily beer-gutted patriarch of the family immediately started making his way out into the field towards a large bull that was really close to the road. Not sure if the bull was in the rut, but it took on a pretty defensive stance right away. The conversation that ensued went like this:
Ricky Lee's wife: (loudly, in an otherwsise tranquil setting) "Ricky Lee, what the hell are you doing".
Ricky Lee: "I'm gonna see how close I can get".
Ricky Lee's wife: "Throw something at him. Make him do something".
I think Ricky Lee was within inches of "do something" becoming impalement. The bull did a bluff charge, and Ricky Lee hastily waddled back to his Monte Carlo, and they left. A Darwin moment that wasn't to be.
Anyway, here's a pic of a road sign from that same excursion.
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buggravy
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Wow, what a place. I've actually never been on Lake Nantahala, but have rafted and fished the Nantahala River many times. Lake Junaluska/Haywood County is where I grew up, in case that rings a bell. Thanks for sharing this. Fall is always the time of year that I get the most home sick.
BonsaiNut
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This place was just off Junaluska Road... but there may be more than one Junaluska Road because the one you're referring to is just outside Asheville. Closest town to this lake was Andrews. But yeah, we had to drive up Nantahala Gorge to get there, and there were plenty of kayakers out on the river. So pretty... and the traffic was not bad at all. But don't forget to bring the beer... closest store is 20 minutes away.
da big hills
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limestone hills with sandstone caps. wicked
Runs with Scissors
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This qualifies as one of the funniest things ever. NC summer is better than FL summer how??? 110 vs 120 percent humidity???
