Took my son and rode the wing up to Cherokee nc, then went to Bryson city are for a 2 man funyak trip down the Nantuahala.... great weekend.
We left Sat morning after his football tryouts (11/12). it was gloomy, overcast and trying to spit rain. however, we rode for an hour with just a minor spit, and once through Shelby the sky cleared and the rest of the ride was sunny and nice. we got up to Cherokee about 2:30pm. we hit some of the tourist shops, then spent a couple hours at the park downtown. If you have never been there, yes, its a touristy thing, but the park (pics posted in the thread....I hope) is sooo cool. its free, parking is free...sometimes tougher than others. but the park lies next highway 441 which then goes into pidgeon ford in tennessee. anyway, in town, right next to the highway is a stream, and a park the whole length of the town.
The stream is only knee deep most of the width, at most hip high the last 15feet. there are kids playing and tubing and its just such a nice relaxed atmosphere. I saw at least several hunder bikes go bike in the couple hours I hung out. but the ride across 441, which I did in a cage last year, is great,,,not that fast but really great.
so we stayed across the street from Harrah's casino, went in for dinner, which was really good. it was odd. for allllll the tourist there, and hotels were full everywhere. there was a wendys, pizza hut, your normal fast food places. for real food, there was a few local places and gotta tell you, wasnt liking it to much. but Harrahs was some good stuff.
next morning we got up, did some tooling around then headed down highway 19 to 74 again through bryson city to tupton. where we got our 2 man kayak and did our thing. it was a 2 1/2 hour trip down strip with just enough for slightly skilled kayaker could do without a guide. it was an awesome mid 90 day, with cold ass water. I was driving so my son was up front. he took the brunt of the water but it was necessary cause you needed a little strength through the falls to keep the boat right. we never did get turned over. but josh was very cold by trips end, but he gutted it out. a ten minute ride back to change, pick up the bike and came back down to a restaraunt where we got out. great food, decent price. we geared up for our trek home and only stopped once for the 3 1/2 hours back. home by 8pm. great weekend, son said ,,,,man its like we were gone for days. I asked him if he missed his I touch pad...no,,not really... now that is priceless. so lets see if I can gets some pics up.
We left Sat morning after his football tryouts (11/12). it was gloomy, overcast and trying to spit rain. however, we rode for an hour with just a minor spit, and once through Shelby the sky cleared and the rest of the ride was sunny and nice. we got up to Cherokee about 2:30pm. we hit some of the tourist shops, then spent a couple hours at the park downtown. If you have never been there, yes, its a touristy thing, but the park (pics posted in the thread....I hope) is sooo cool. its free, parking is free...sometimes tougher than others. but the park lies next highway 441 which then goes into pidgeon ford in tennessee. anyway, in town, right next to the highway is a stream, and a park the whole length of the town.
The stream is only knee deep most of the width, at most hip high the last 15feet. there are kids playing and tubing and its just such a nice relaxed atmosphere. I saw at least several hunder bikes go bike in the couple hours I hung out. but the ride across 441, which I did in a cage last year, is great,,,not that fast but really great.
so we stayed across the street from Harrah's casino, went in for dinner, which was really good. it was odd. for allllll the tourist there, and hotels were full everywhere. there was a wendys, pizza hut, your normal fast food places. for real food, there was a few local places and gotta tell you, wasnt liking it to much. but Harrahs was some good stuff.
next morning we got up, did some tooling around then headed down highway 19 to 74 again through bryson city to tupton. where we got our 2 man kayak and did our thing. it was a 2 1/2 hour trip down strip with just enough for slightly skilled kayaker could do without a guide. it was an awesome mid 90 day, with cold ass water. I was driving so my son was up front. he took the brunt of the water but it was necessary cause you needed a little strength through the falls to keep the boat right. we never did get turned over. but josh was very cold by trips end, but he gutted it out. a ten minute ride back to change, pick up the bike and came back down to a restaraunt where we got out. great food, decent price. we geared up for our trek home and only stopped once for the 3 1/2 hours back. home by 8pm. great weekend, son said ,,,,man its like we were gone for days. I asked him if he missed his I touch pad...no,,not really... now that is priceless. so lets see if I can gets some pics up.
Exactly what you planned came to be. Nice.
