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Old 02-27-08, 04:37 PM
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Cullasaja River Gorge (Pics)

Today was the day that I decided to venture up to parts of a run that I haven't really explored. I have been to the entrance and surrounding areas a couple of times but that side of the range has been on the back burner for about a year it seems. I started out and just poked shifting around 3k rpms to just explore and take pictures. I was in awe finding the run littered w/ signs "20-15 mph curves next 40 miles"!

I drove and took pictures. I then packed my camera up and enjoyed 35 miles of the most technical stretch of road I have driven in a while. I was having a blast! Just cruising and it was SOOO tight. Cliff walls were everywhere and on the other side of the rails... and stone walls was the Cullasaja River Gorge. It was foggy and just looked eerie but awesome! I plan on making it back up to show some friends in time b/c the fog does no justice at how deep some of the valleys were and steep the sides were of the road. I didn't snap too many pictures of the actual technical part of the road. Maybe in time when and if I ride passenger I will get some but I plan on getting some video of the entire run up b/c its amazin.

Thanks for looking and hope you guys enjoy the pictures!

-Allen G.













entering the town before the Gorge:







and the beginning of the road:


Old 02-27-08, 04:38 PM
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and the only pictures I really have of the fun section that was unreal!





fog back in town when I was leaving:


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Sweet pics, Nice TII too
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What are you using??!!!?? these are very nice and sharp
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Nikon D70, 18-70mm lens. They aren't as sharp as my last camera but they are pretty decent I guess.
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Love the Picture of the waterfalls....Cant wait to get my car out so I can make use of my D40x
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Dude i am a complete fan of your car, i love it! I even have some of your pictures in my RX7 picture folder to use as a backround. Love the scenery and roads, wish i could venture onto something like that around here, keep up the awesome work!

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thanks for the compliments!
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wow looks better then deals gap?
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Wow that nice looking. I wish I had somewhere pretty to take my car but all I got is the beach. Oh and very nice TII!
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I love your pictures. I also love the mountains here I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
Keep up the great work and I'll definently see you at Deals Gap!
-Max
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Looks good. How long have you had the tII? I'm used to seeing your n/a, Looks good nonetheless.
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Originally Posted by MountainScreamer
I love your pictures. I also love the mountains here I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
Keep up the great work and I'll definently see you at Deals Gap!
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Thanks man! BTW, Ulver in your avatar... like as in Ulver... the black metal band? If so, I was rocking some of them the other day. Deal's Gap is going to be the ****. I will look for you there then.

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Looks good. How long have you had the tII? I'm used to seeing your n/a, Looks good nonetheless.
I would say around 3 weeks or 4 maybe? I am loving it! It is so much fun. I still have my NA but its for sale.
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ok allen, when we going? i want to see this place in person, looks beautiful! i'm jealous...

ok, did a quick google search and found someone's post on a bike forum about this same road...check it out:

http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6617

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Very nice pics
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Great pics as always, i'm jealous of the roads you guys have down there! We have some nice ones around here, but not quite like that....
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why yes, it's the Ulver you're thinking of. nice to see somebody else knows of them...
btw, nice TII, I really like the white rims on it!
Ill be at Deals Gap in a black 1st gen. I'm not registered nor will I be. I don't have enough but I'm coming one day to see everyone and run a couple of times. I live an hour away so its no big deal
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Yeah Ulver is great. I love the hymns album. But yeah, thanks again for the compliments and hope to see you @ DGRR.
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Yeah, I've been listening to their new album (cover in avatar) its a lot different but I really like it. Right at the moment I'm jammin some Agalloch.
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Nice pics Allen!
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Nice pics! i've lived in raleigh for a little over 5 years now and i have yet to visit the mountains of nc! I REALLY WANNA GO NOW!
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great pics as always
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always look forward to your posts man. keep it up
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Could you PM me a higher rez shot of
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/DSC_0167.jpg
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you have one of the cleanest, if not THE cleanest FC i have had the chance to see !!

keep up those great pictures, i use a lot of them as background on my PC and on my cell.


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