looking at 2005
Posted:
Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:54 pmby Chip
My girlfriend and I were talking this week about planning a trip next spring and camping for several days in the mountains,,we talked about cruising the Blue Ridge Parkway from the southern end to up near Roanoke Va. The more we talked about it the better it sounded,,just throwing it out to see if anyone else is interested,,,maybee it is close enough for some northern area T/D'ers to join in,,,it is a great area,,lots to see and a few nice camp areas,,lots of campgrounds off the parkway also,,just thinking out loud, suggestions,,comments,,excuses,,witisizims,,,been thar done it's,, etc,,, :idea: may be a good thing for folks to start at both ends and meet somewhere in the middle for a couple of days???like I said,,just thinking out loud.
chip
Posted:
Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:50 pmby BufordT
Chip,
The wife and I might be interested in something like that next year. My hometown is at the footheels of the smokies.
Bufordt
Posted:
Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:18 amby Chip
good deal,,well sounds like we got a start,,maybe could be the first of an annual thing,,,maybe get it hooked into the S.E. tearjerkers or something,,,any suggestions,,etc,,
by the way what part of the foothills are ya from??
thanks for tha reply
chip
Camping trip
Posted:
Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:38 amby Clancy Courtney
Chip,
I am certainly interested in a spring gathering N.C. or Va. Several years ago I camped in a Forest Service campground near Wytheville, Va called Stony Fork. We enjoyed it a lot. There are many more campgrounds to consider. Let me know when you get a date established.
Here's a link to to the Jefferson National Forest campgrounds for starters:
http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/southern/jeffcmp.htm
Hope your getting some time to work on your tear.
Clancy
Posted:
Fri Jun 18, 2004 2:12 pmby Ross Wade
It sounds great.The spring is the perfect time to travel the Blue Ridge. There are quite a few nice campgrounds in this area. Carla and I are going to the Julian Price campground tonight and stay 'till Sunday.
I hear that Claytor Lake in VA is a nice place too. Would anyone be interested in Claytor Lake sometime in September?
http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/searc ... sp?index=0
Let me know. We would like to have a TearJerkers gathering in fall, if possible.
Thanks, Ross