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Re: Smoky Mtns-most scenic campground?
Mile High CG and Balsam Mountain CG are the most secluded and scenic, but it comes with a price, and the price is they have no hook-ups and they are not close to GB or PF, it is 11 miles up the BRP to the turn off of Heintooga Ridge road, we love staying at Mile High because of the quiet and the nature that is all around, 2 times we have had Elk walk between us and the camper while sitting by the fire and birdwatching. they are not anything like a resort, but for a camping experience it can't be beat.520Views0likes0CommentsRe: Planner Plodder vs On the Fly
If I had all the time in the world I would not plan, but as it is I have a few weeks to go exactly where we want to go, so for me it is on the exact day of open reservations for the CG we are wanting I make it. some places it is even hard to do it this way as more and more people are doing the same. once we were going to hike up to Mount LeConte in the Smokies and stay at the lodge on top of the mountain, they have a few cabins, we set the days and then 4 of us started calling on the very minuite the reservation window opened for the year, it took us 2 hours of nonstop calling to get threw.......we got the days we wanted. so yes I am just like the OP, and will do it this way untill we retire and have the time to just meander about.581Views0likes0CommentsRe: These unreliable new diesel engines!
A cummins diesel engine post 98.5 is no where near as reliable as one pree 98.5, this includes the P7100 injection pump back to 94 and the VE injection pump from 93 down to 89, every now and then you hear about one a post 99 going 3, 4, even 500,000 miles with out much trouble, and some 1,000,000. I have at least 10 friends with onl Dodges with more than 400k without anything other than things like, a seal, a water pump, or the such, but with new ideas comes more things to fail and more cost to repair, they make it seem like they are not as good. If I was building a truck to take me into the wilderness of Alaska, or South America, it would not have a post 2010 diesel.380Views0likes0CommentsRe: Is a Toy Hauler for just dirt bikes? worth it?
keep what you have, I have never felt the need to have a TH for a bike or 2. one nice thing is you can drop the ramp and have sort-of-a porch if you will, but you can also put up a $100 e-z-up and have kinda the same thing. I just bought a new TT and I " always " take a motorcycle with me, often it is a big Adventure bike, a little harder to load and unload but I 'WE" wanted the TT to be more like a home than a garage with a bed in it.118Views0likes0CommentsRe: Smoky Mountain NP
Alum Cave trail will put you on a cool formation, "but" it is about 5 mile RT, if you could get mama up there 9 out of 10 times you can catch a glimps of the Peregrine Falcon that usually nests on the bluff. What ever you do don't take the fun out of it, short hikes will make it a vacation for everybody. My family are all moderate hikers, the last trip we all took together my kids were in there mid teens, I got us on a trail that was cool to me and the wife but a little to much for them, "16 miles RT" when one of them said it was too much like work we took a water break and turned around, No need for anyone to be unhappy on a vacation.643Views0likes0Comments
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