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re: Driving through Gatlinburg for the first time
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:44 pm to CBandits82
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:44 pm to CBandits82
quote:I just found wimp II.
Did this 3 weeks ago.
Waze put me almost vertical on a mountain in Gatlinburg at night, I was sweating for about an hour.
I was going so slow I had about 10 locals on my arse behind pissed off
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Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:44 pm to Stealth Matrix
Oh yeah, the day driving was enjoyable. The views were amazing.
Night driving felt like a different world.
Night driving felt like a different world.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:48 pm to hey benji
We were in BVI going up a hill in a Suzuki Samuri type vehicle and it started pouring down rain. We were sliding all over the place and my wife was freaking out. I told her it was all good and I had it. In reality I was white knuckling that steering wheel and needed a drink when we got to where we were going.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:48 pm to Redbone
I got used to it after the second day, but I had never driven on a mountain before, ever
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:49 pm to hey benji
The street gangs in Gatlinburg are worse than South Chicago.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:51 pm to Dam Guide
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There is nothing really scary in Gatlinburg. You want good ole boy scary, head over to Happy Valley. Boogertown Rd is filled with cabins and airbnbs and shite now.
I will up the ante with Newport and Cocke County.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:53 pm to hey benji
Roads in rural Costa Rica and Ireland laugh at Boogertown Road.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:55 pm to hey benji
quote:Advice: Don't drive Tail of the Dragon at night.
Night driving felt like a different world.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 12:56 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Did someone jump out at you or something?
The boogerman, no doubt.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 1:21 pm to hey benji
This is exactly why I refuse to drive there in the winter months. Driving on inclines and declines on icy mountain roads with my family in the vehicle with me is not my idea of a relaxing time since I’d rather not slide right off of a mountain.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 1:21 pm to hey benji
It’s really not bad, nor scary
Posted on 11/27/22 at 1:23 pm to madamsquirrel
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Got lost one night on a mountain in Gatlinburg. GPS was not working with all the twists and turns. It sucked.
Easy. Just keep driving downward.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 1:23 pm to TDsngumbo
I pick and choose my road conditions. That ain't fear so much as it is wise.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 1:24 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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I will up the ante with Newport and Cocke County.
Happy Valley is about the same as the worst part of those. I had a moronic friend that tried to live there to be close to deals gap. It didn’t end well for him.
Ducktown general area is getting up there now too, has always been rough, but they have been stepping up lately. Don’t leave anything around the dams out there anymore when no one is around. Trying to restore the water warning system at the Olympic center after it burned down was an adventure.
This post was edited on 11/27/22 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 11/27/22 at 2:03 pm to hey benji
Posted on 11/27/22 at 2:14 pm to Bard
Get a topographic map from the 50's. Compare it with the current google map. Mark the roads on the topo map that google doesn't recongize as roads.
If you make it through, give us a holler.
I have in mind a road over Clinch Mountain that's no longer a road though it still exists.
If you make it through, give us a holler.
I have in mind a road over Clinch Mountain that's no longer a road though it still exists.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 2:29 pm to hey benji
Gotta watch gps programs in the mountains. Especially in winter. They’ll get you killed. Once had the gps take up and our 2WD SUV down some 4x4 trails.
Posted on 11/27/22 at 2:38 pm to hey benji
You sound sheltered af
Posted on 11/27/22 at 2:39 pm to hey benji
Was there a cyclist on the road or something?
Posted on 11/27/22 at 2:40 pm to TimeOutdoors
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