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North Carolina: The Tarheel State
- Thread starter Grandpa Ken
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Sick that I'm not there too. 
gfspencer
New member
Pavement or dirt?
Here are some starters . . .
1) NC 1001 - Brushy Mountain Road - starts in Hiddenite - goes into Wilkesboro - pavement
2) HWY 90 out of Lenoir . . . starts a pavement and turns into dirt
3) Take 91/23 north out of Asheville, when you get to Flat Creek take a left of 197 . . . paved at first and turns into dirt . . . until you get to Burnsville
4) Everyone talks about Deal's Gap. Avoid it on the weekends.
Hope that helps!
Visian
look out!!!
Jim - here's a good starter ride.
take US276 over the mountains, into NC, through Waynesville, to US23/74. Go east/north to exit 104 and go north on NC209.
follow NC209 across I-40, and where it takes a 90-degree turn in Fine's Creek, keep straight.
you're on Max Patch road. Take the right fork where you see the signs to go left to I-40, and not long afterwards the road turns to gravel.
go over Max Patch, which is worth a stop and walk around (it's part of the Applachian Trail), and head down the hill into Tennessee. (you're now on TN107)
you will eventually find your way to US25 east of Newport. Take a right... and go to Hot Springs.
in Hot Springs, take NC209 south and go home the way you came.
there are a million options on this ride, you will be passing many great roads that you'll explore at a later time.
i think you will like this ride.
Ian
Visian
look out!!!
well, i'll be dogged... there are *two* NC 1001s.
in next month's BMW ON you will read about the other one (that i know of, maybe there are more?) between Sylva and Ellijay. it's part of my "twistiest way to the dragon" ride, and features a dual-sport variant....
ian
ncstephen
NC Piedmont Rider
1001's etc are county roads.. there should be 100 of them in NCwell, i'll be dogged... there are *two* NC 1001s.
in next month's BMW ON you will read about the other one (that i know of, maybe there are more?) between Sylva and Ellijay. it's part of my "twistiest way to the dragon" ride, and features a dual-sport variant....
ian
But the one you speak of is a great road too
S
My most recent vacations were all in the Carolinas -- you've got it all. Most recently visited Maggie Valley where the Wheels Through Time museum is located. Word was that the owner was going to close and move the place -- is that accurate?
What a great place to live.
Last I heard (visited in October) was that he was closing up and moving (most likely) to Arizona. Scheduled close date at that time was the end of Nov. And that was straight from the owners mouth.
Of course, that could have changed.
Sorry to see it go. I walk by there every evening in the summer months. I have a summer home in Maggie just off Soco Rd. I hope to move there full time in a year or so. Not far from you Mo.
308NUT
I Need More COWBELL
According to the website
The Wheels Through Time Museum is closed as of
December 1, 2008.
No more info at this time.
Wade
ncstephen
NC Piedmont Rider
more info
The ADVrider tag was just up the street from there over the last week. the tagger happen to run into the owner at the place. Read down on the page at advrider for a little more insight.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385248&page=182
Stephen
The ADVrider tag was just up the street from there over the last week. the tagger happen to run into the owner at the place. Read down on the page at advrider for a little more insight.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=385248&page=182
Stephen
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obxgs
Guest
Hello from the flatlands of the Outer Banks of NC. I am trying to start a new charter club in this area. If anyone is in this area and is interested please reply. Thanks.
T
tbourque
Guest
The owner's intention was to move the museum further west (southwest specifically) when he closed it last year. However................he does not have a definite location and is keeping the collection here in Maggie for right now. Could he open again???? One never knows with Dale!
If a group came together and scheduled a visit, Dale would probably be more than happy to arrange a tour of the musem.
The_Veg
D'OH!
M
mitchell0481
Guest
I'm out here in Sneads Ferry NC. Just a few minutes from Topsail Island.
