I am not digging the change in the weather forecast.....they keep adding more and more thunderstorms!

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/stecoah-township-nc/28771/month/2095926?mony...

STEW !

I don't get to leave till Monday ---- Don't wear all them roads out before I get there .  

Ha....MM!  I WISH I had that much time. I am arriving Thursday June 15.  You leave ME some roads!

Scooby Dooby Dooooo  ........  <rawlf rawlf>

ROLL CALL ....   post that you realize you are less than a week out from a trip and that you are paying attention.
  
THESE EVENTS ARE IN PLANNING AND DISCUSSION RIGHT UP TO THE GO DAY -- THE CONCRETE HAS NOT SET COMPLETELY YET UNTIL IT IS OVER.     I am still plugging in names as people show interest, this gives us a tool for seeing who is really going plus the folks who are going can start the refinement process on dates and activities.

So far we got the following items left in the rough order of doing them.   Adding something is easy, talk it up some, put a firm date to it and we will see if folks are interested by if they sign up for it.



Kickstand Lodge   June 14-18    Dave,  Oldfeller,  MM,  Stewmills,  RaleighGuy, Badwolf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZGNOB5m5Ro&t=166s
http://kickstandlodge.com/rates.html

From here it is a short hop up to the Dragon, and to all the really neat surrounding roads we love to ride.    For East Coast beginners, this is one of the closest (and the BEST) Southeastern trip possible.   Some have argued the area is the BEST BIKING IN AMERICA and I might have to agree with them.  

We also have a 1 day (2 man) prequel of sorts planned on June 12th with Oldfeller and MM going and checking out the Santeetlah Lake free camping, since until you have actually done it you really can't speak to it pro or con.

So, MMRanch and Oldfeller meeting 12:00 - 1:00 at the "HUB" in Robbinsville on Monday June 12th.

Dave is going to the KSL on Tuesday June 13th......   He might even be able to leave after work on Monday the 12th and get into the are before midnight and sleep in the Deals Gap parking lot.

Badwolf and Stewmills are arriving late on Thursday, June 15th.



Indian Paintbrush Campground in Ty Denver  Late July  NEED FIRM DATES   Verslagen,  Springman,  old.indian, Thumperclone



MM's farm     Sept 8, 9 & 10    MM,  Oldfeller,  Dave,  Lancer,  StewMills



And here is a tool to use in locating some no cost camping when travelling to get to the rides:

https://freecampsites.net


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HERE IS YOUR LONG TERM WEATHER GUESSTIMATE FOR THE KICKSTAND AREA

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/stecoah-township-nc/28771/month/2095926?mony...

That is some great looking (mountain honest) weather .....

Wish I could get away to at least come by and say hi to everyone but it doesn't look like it will be possible. It's just a little over 3 hours away from me.

Hope you all have a great time and let's be careful out there.

It looks like this could be a rain- out in the making.

The national weather map shows the entire east coast underwater all week.

Anybody else feel like this may not be a good week to go?

https://weather.com/maps/planner

This is my favorite weather site. https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:28733.4.99999 (Tapoco, NC)
 Scroll down to the 10 day forecast and as you move your pointer across, it gives you the percent probability of rain, hour by hour.  It also lists total rain fall expected for any given day.  It is useful for planning outdoor work because it gives you an idea of when and how much rain will be falling.  I enjoy reading about your trip every year and hope you manage to work it out this year.  Good luck!