"Dam" Good Trip.

DAM!!!

John and I @ Fontana Dam

So my son John and I planned a trip to The Dragon and surrounding area a few weeks back. John was so excited because it was his first real trip to the mountains on the bike. We trailered the bike up there on Saturday when I got done work and went to go riding on Sunday. When we got up that morning it was probably 37 degrees outside! Remember this is North Carolina at the end of April!!! It's not supposed to be 37 outside!! When I woke up I told John that we could take the car and explore the area and stay warm. Well, he would have none of THAT!!! He insisted on riding and I'm glad he did. I must say that I had one of the best weekends of my life riding around with him. The temps barely got to 45, but that didn't put a damper on the day.

John @ Chilhowee Dam

Calderwood Dam as seen from The Overlook

John and I on my '01 ZX9R

John and I @ Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort

As you can see from the photos John and I went to see some of the many dams that are in the area. Fontana Dam is the largest dam built east of the Mississippi. It is quite spectacular! One must experience it in person to fully appreciate how massive it is. Fontana Dam is 480 feet high and stretches 2,365 feet (that's almost 1/2 a mile!!!!) across the Little Tennessee River. The other dam of interest is Cheoah Dam. It is nicknamed Fugitive Dam because this is the dam that Harrison Ford's character jumped from in the movie The Fugitive. Needless to say we had a blast.

P.S. By the end of the day it was SNOWING!!!! That's right, SNOWING!!! John loved it!

John catching snowflakes in North Carolina @ the end of April!!!