Shenandoah NP to Great Smoky Mountains NP
Hello Everyone, In mid May, my wife and I are planning on driving the Skyline Dr in Shenandoah NP from Front Royal VA, down the Blue Ridge Pkwy. into Great Smoky Mountains NP, and onto Pigeon Forge...
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We have only run the Blue ridge once and that was from Cherokee north and it was the very end of April and into May of 2010. The grades were no issue for our classic/antique motorhome, but being a sea level a person, I was not ready for it to still be winter at 5~6000'MSL. Craggy Garden was planned to be a stop for some hiking. We got there and were quickly convinced that we did not pack the proper clothes for that. There was a welcome fire going in the visitor center there and we talked to both of the people that were there.
This changed our plan by some.
We also go shut off traveling north at Pisgah. We had planned to EOD there, but the camp ground was not open. The crew that was supposed to do that was clearing the road of a late winter storm. Because the road was closed ahead and we would have to back track nearly 30 miles or go down the mountain. We went down the mountain. 1800' drop in ~3.8 miles of road on 1.5 miles of map.... Mary was driving, and I think I could have checked the taillights if I were paying attention to that.
Altogether a good time that we may repeat some day.
Matt
This changed our plan by some.
We also go shut off traveling north at Pisgah. We had planned to EOD there, but the camp ground was not open. The crew that was supposed to do that was clearing the road of a late winter storm. Because the road was closed ahead and we would have to back track nearly 30 miles or go down the mountain. We went down the mountain. 1800' drop in ~3.8 miles of road on 1.5 miles of map.... Mary was driving, and I think I could have checked the taillights if I were paying attention to that.
Altogether a good time that we may repeat some day.
Matt
