You can see why I am exploring the Santeetlah Lake as with MM's magic card we could all stay in your big tent for $7.50 a day for all of us, near the showers & the toilets.   And with Robbinsville very nearby (6 miles) to go eat at, complete with a Public Library and movies to go lounge & get AC'd.

Kickstand is kinda sorta in the same neighborhood price-wise as Cabin #4 at Blue Ridge Campground.  Kickstand wants $20 per night for the tent and tent owner, then an additional $5.00 per each extra person staying in the tent ($20-25) and God help you if somebody actually slept in the trailer (full $38 RV rates for that one).  

DODGING THE WEATHER, showing up early or staying later has no $$$ penalty at the Santeetlah, $7.50 a day flat rate if you put up the big tent near the showers and bathrooms, free if you take one of the lakeside primitive spots and piss in the bushes.  I am going to ride on up on Monday and spot out the best of the lakeside primitive free spots and stay there until MM shows up.  

And as always, what we think it is always winds up being slightly different from what it really is, so  until we do this trip I won't really know for sure.  

MM does, because he's been there already.

I've doubled up on my knee joint meds and the knees are responding and getting better, so I may not be a crip so much in a couple of weeks.

So we going to do both ?  Neither required reverstions ,so all is possible.

Oklahoma has a skyway too ¡!! 👏  
We did 300* miles today

Ain't no resting up yet 😉
Everybod6 is in bed already , more later 😴

Dave wrote on 05/25/17 at 03:35:53:



Will transfer some photos in the morning.

Just a head's up that might be pertinent to your "which campground" conversations --  my wife and I stayed the last three nights at a place in Elk Park, NC.  Granted it's farther north and east than you have been looking, but I can tell you it's a perfect little spot for 6-8 campers.  And the riding here is wonderful.  IMO, very similar to where you are looking, but less traffic.

Very private, very secure, very gracious hosts.  Just one bathroom/shower, but extremely clean.  Plenty of space for tents, campfire, shelter if it rains, etc.


Here's a Facebook link to check it out, and I'm available to give details if your interested.  

https://www.facebook.com/Mountain-View-Moto-Campground-615636078583390/

Good luck with the event, sounds like a blast.

Dave wrote on 05/31/17 at 18:57:50:




It's a REALLY  S L O W  morning.

I might have to post several of these pictures .   Wednesday Lancer took us to a Mountain range running get this : East and West !   So ... we rode up hill for four or five miles ... when we got up on top ... the temperature had drop .

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