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Will do Jared!
2009 ONSC Harvest Haul October 8th-11th
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Maybe I should read the first post again. Correct me if I got details wrong.
everyone is going to roll into town on thursday around what time? and we are setting up camp etc. we wheel Friday and saturday and head home sunday?
Do I need to make any reservations for any campsites or anything right now? I am going to Knoxville Thursday and picking up my passenger and we were just going to hang there and then come up friday morning but if everyone is rolling in Thursday we may come then as well....
everyone is going to roll into town on thursday around what time? and we are setting up camp etc. we wheel Friday and saturday and head home sunday?
Do I need to make any reservations for any campsites or anything right now? I am going to Knoxville Thursday and picking up my passenger and we were just going to hang there and then come up friday morning but if everyone is rolling in Thursday we may come then as well....
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Departure time has not been discussed yet. I originally thought I might leave Raleigh on Wed night, stay halfway in Boone, then drive the other 3 hours on Thursday morning. But, if the collective is leaving on Thursday morning and driving the 7 hours, then I may just join the group becuase there is no point in getting there before the rest.
If everyone rolls in mid afternoon Thursday, then yeah, set up camp get/make some grub and get a good night sleep for the wheeling on Friday and Saturday. Leave on Sunday at a good time. Campsites have been reserved, guy said there is plenty of room for us and booked us 4 sites (quoted originally about 20 people)
I think most people going will want 90% wheeling, with some breaks in between, but I'll find some side ventures just in case of weather, reduced interest, female types, etc.
Brian,
Thanks for all of your hard work on this trip. I know coordinating all of this while still having a professional and personal life is a lot.
Its gonna be a great trip!
Thanks for all of your hard work on this trip. I know coordinating all of this while still having a professional and personal life is a lot.
Its gonna be a great trip!
jfz80
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The wife and I are planning to leave fairly early Thursday morning but not super early.
I'd like to get there, have time to tool around, and setup camp in daylight...
I'd like to get there, have time to tool around, and setup camp in daylight...
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Shall the Triangle crowd leave at around 9? We'll meet up with the Triads at 10ish? Josh will already be in KY, and Logan can meet up with us at the same time? John/J do you know of a good meet up spot in your area? I was thinking taking 40 to 421. Stop in Boone for lunch around 12ish and head out?
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Sandy Ridge Rd. Exit 208 has the farmers market which will have a large parking lot available; also two gas stations at that exit.
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I am leaving Wednesday afternoon night most likely
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Hi all, I am Stan, the guy Brian has mentioned that has been to Harlan and will be hanging out with your group. My wife Heather and I hope to be able to get up to Harlan early Friday morning if Heather can get off work on Friday. She thinks it should be a go but at the latest we will arrive late Fri evening.
My buddy James may well also attend and I also know of another guy from FL that may be able to make it. He will be getting some major surgery at Bud Built on the 6th and 7th and will be trailering his FJ with a 35' land yacht. He will most likely be in the lower parking area as getting that barge up to any other camp sites would be tough.
We generally camp at camp site #3 when we go to Harlan. It is about 1/8 mile up from the main camping area and a bit more secluded from the trail than other camp sites. There are generally quite a few ATV groups doing night runs and the noise in the main parking/camp site can be enough to wake you. Brian, shoot me a PM if you want to talk about this.
My buddy James may well also attend and I also know of another guy from FL that may be able to make it. He will be getting some major surgery at Bud Built on the 6th and 7th and will be trailering his FJ with a 35' land yacht. He will most likely be in the lower parking area as getting that barge up to any other camp sites would be tough.
We generally camp at camp site #3 when we go to Harlan. It is about 1/8 mile up from the main camping area and a bit more secluded from the trail than other camp sites. There are generally quite a few ATV groups doing night runs and the noise in the main parking/camp site can be enough to wake you. Brian, shoot me a PM if you want to talk about this.
Glad you and Heather can make it Stan. Also be good to see James.
I've been "working" Stan to get involved with us for a while and hope this will inspire him to drop the major coin to join ONSC...
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LOL at major coin 
I know it wont be coing out of this month's tool budget!!!
I know it wont be coing out of this month's tool budget!!!
I'm a tentative on this one. I'm planning on going, and I will leave pretty early if I do. I hate to be so wishy washy on everything, but that's just the nature of my situation at the moment.
For those that have been before, how secure is the camp while we are gone? I'm assuming we can have fires, beer, coolers, and whatnot without being fined or things disappearing?
Compared to Uhwarrie/Tellico, how do these trails compare? I'm not really set up for hard wheeling anymore, so I'll need to take things into consideration like trees and large boulders that want to rip the hard top off.
For those that have been before, how secure is the camp while we are gone? I'm assuming we can have fires, beer, coolers, and whatnot without being fined or things disappearing?
Compared to Uhwarrie/Tellico, how do these trails compare? I'm not really set up for hard wheeling anymore, so I'll need to take things into consideration like trees and large boulders that want to rip the hard top off.
A roof top tent is looking like a good idea up there. Holy crap!
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NCFJ
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I have camped there several times and theft was never an issue. Camp fires are fine.
THere are trails for every taste as well.
I am not so worried about snakes, but there are bears in the area.
THere are trails for every taste as well.
I am not so worried about snakes, but there are bears in the area.
I am not so worried about snakes, but there are bears in the area.
Just more food for the fire
I've only been there for a day and a half so I'll yield to Stan. But, from what I saw when I was there, you'll be fine unless you want to get yourself into trouble. It seemed like there were many options on trails and they criss-crossed so if someone wanted to skip a section, they could meet up around the next section.
I'd hate to have you miss it, I feel that given that Tellico is unavailable right now, from what I've seen of Harlan, it has as much to offer as Tellico and has the strong support of the local community...
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Jerry is correct. Many of the trails with more extreme sections have a bypass around the really hard spots. One of the toughest trails "canopener" is really just a section off of a moderate trail. The cool thing here is that there is plenty of parking to stop and watch the rock buggies attempt it. Same applies to Lions Den and Mason Jar. You can drive right up to them on a moderate trail, whether you chose the extreme section is up to you.
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Stan, based on your comment about campsites and the request for#3, I had already 4 sites reserved for us with electric hook ups. He didn't give me site numbers though... Should I get in touch with the owner and request it, or is #3 away from the bathrooms/showers for the women folk?
