Mountains + Camping + Yaris Meet = Fun?!

[YAR1S]

So.
I have decided that I will be going up to the mountains just before summer (hopefully on a nice cool weekend! and was wondering if anyone wanted to have the NC meet here, rather than a central location?
Then... other people could come and not just us carolinans!
ppl from virginia and tenn. and south carolina, kentucky, etc could come!

we could meet at the great smoky mountains and have a cook out and then if anyone wanted to we could either camp out with our yaris' and have a group drive etc...

anyone up for it?:thumbup:

another option is grandfather mountain. Its a bit furthur into NC...1 hr closer towards the coast of NC.....
another option is Stone mountain.

we could have a ride on the Blueridge parkway... Im open for ideas.:thumbsup:

[Astroman]

Sounds like fun! Wish I wasn't all the way across country. :frown:

[YAR1S]

awhhh, now you know how we feel when you guys get to go to all the cool meets ;p

[coheed]

Id be up for this. Id have to bring my truck and do a lil wheelin. :headbang: Hopefully someone esle will come with a truck just in case I get stuck.

[HTM Yaris]

I'm always down for the Mtns ....especially the parkway or 151 , 276 , 215 or the Dragon .

I could video the outing

lmk

[YAR1S]

sounds good! the smoky mountains are sounding good... or perhaps grandfather mountain or black mountian....

any of those sound good to you? I havnt been up that way in a while.

[HTM Yaris]

There are several options :smile: One could start at the NC Arboretum in Asheville and go to Cherokee on the parkway or reverse . One could start at Brevard and travel Hwy 276 to the parkway . There are campgrounds on the Parkway ( tent and civilized :biggrin: ) One could do half day , whole day or weekend trips :smile:

I love Mountain Cruises


http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb133/HTMyaris/?action=view&current=04_hightach_cruise.flv

[YAR1S]

Ooooo I am so up for this.
Wondering if a hotel would be better :D LOL i love camping but i'd rather have a nice shower, LOL.

any dates good for you?
or perhaps you have something planned that perhaps others could join in on?

[yarstar]

I'd love it if we can meet in A-ville. My girl loves that place. Me and HTM were trying to hook up with each other on te Dragon last year. We just missed each other, according to photos I saw from Killboy.com. GREAT place to run a car.

Keep me in the loop! I'd love to meet up with some other Yaris' and run through the hills. I live in NE Georgia, so I'm not too far away from the Smokies.

[Elroy]

I might be interested if you can make it around the 2nd week of June and in the Smokies. We will be in Gatlinburg for a week. We could easily drive down to Cherokee or something one day.

[Klink10]

I would be down for this and having hiked all over up there I know a nice little forest service campground on 215 that is cheap and there is a bridge there over a nice swimming area. It's great. Shower taken care of. I like it and there are several waterfalls close by.

[YAR1S]

sounds good to me :]
Im free fromt he end of july to the end of august.
but if we do it on a weekend, I shouldnt have a problem.

[coheed]

Deffinatly weekend, cause by that time Ill be in college M-F. Start July 13. :headbang:

[HTM Yaris]

I thought there was waterfalls on 215 , I just never slowed down enough to actually see them :smile:

[Klink10]

Yea, but you have to stop and take a few trails to them. Several good swimming falls. I was thinking along the lines of july, summer, heat.....cool off at the falls and then camp and eat. There are several free camp spots that can be driven to.

[yarstar]

Hmmm.....I think I'm gonna stay at a BnB I like in Robbinsville when we do this. I got too much in my car to leave it on the side of the road while I go up a trail and camp. Just me.

:iono:

[YAR1S]

Yea, but you have to stop and take a few trails to them. Several good swimming falls. I was thinking along the lines of july, summer, heat.....cool off at the falls and then camp and eat. There are several free camp spots that can be driven to.

NICE! Im up for this if you can figure out a free place.
I could do a cool day in july (haha yea rite)!

[Klink10]

Well where I was thinking of camping you park next to where you pitch your tent and it's a paved lot. The trails are primarily to certain falls and walking distance to one in particular is say 200 yards if that. That is a swimming falls. Distance from that falls to camp by vehicle would be maybe 5-6 miles all via NC-215 and the BRP.

[yarstar]

Oh cool. I'm in for camping then, if I get to sleep near my car.

[Klink10]

Yea it's nice. Been there many times. Parked and hiked out to Cold Mtn (long) or stay there and walk a mile trail to another 6000 peak. Nice spring for coffee water etc. This would have to be set up in advance, the weather forecast watched etc. By myself I have no problems, but when it involves a group and whims and all else the overall event loses its appeal. Also, the spot is popular so a fri arrival for at least a couple of folks would be nice to secure the spot. Basically I'm thinking of the saving money aspect of the whole deal, as I don't have any that allows for moteling or B&B as those are expensive. Bottom line for me would be that I would have to tent and meet at the desiganated spot (close to camp area) for any road activities. Bathe or cool off at the stream or falls then head back to my camp site on Sat nite with a Sun AM departure which could include more road time with the group depending.

[HTM Yaris]

There are a few free roadside designated campsites on NC 151 and a bear sanctuary .