Black Mountain whooped my butt !!
I've been dreading our trip to Gatlinburg since we planned it and most of my fears came true. I just flat out ran out of horses coming up. When I got to the top I was in second running about 40mph a...
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Beaker wrote:Sorry not 7,000' more like 2,862'.
I drive that road every 2 weeks. 2862' sounds about right.
Not trying to correct anyone but I was told that it is Old Fort but everyone calls it Black Mountain. NCHauler may know more about that.
Last week saw a semi trailer in one of the runaway ramps. That trailer was destroyed from going over those sand humps.Those are baby mountains compared to the western USA.
Having been out west in my younger days, you are certainly correct about that which is why I chose a diesel. Hope to be back out there in a couple of years.
It's called both, go figure...More commonly called "Old Fort" (area at the bottom of the mountain heading East on I40.....
What we have in and around area's in the mountains of NC, SC, VA, TN and WVa is secondary roads that will easily run 7-10% and higher...been like that in some of these places for as long as I can remember...less traveled now a day's because of the Interstate. ..
As stated by my Brevard NC neighbor, he , Like myself have the right trucks to tow the mountains west of the Mississippi...hope to heading out that way in my retirement around 1 August of next year:)
