[Fourlanders] MH directions

Mon, 02 Sep 2002 13:51:06 -0400

>Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 13:32:49 -0400
>To: fourlanders@contesting.com
>From: Paul Yeager <w4ski@arrl.net>
>Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] MH directions/map
>
>Folks:
>
>When I used to drive up here from Atlanta, I found that going through 
>Cherokee, while it appeared shorter on the map, and may in fact be by a 
>mile or two, is not the best way to get there.  It is even less desirable 
>to go through Cherokee if you are pulling a trailer, due to the many 
>switchbacks on US 19 on the west side of the Parkway.
>
>For those of you who would like to try another way, here is an 
>alternative.  This route includes nothing less than four-lane highways, 
>except for the last four miles or so leading to the parkway.  Also, this 
>route gets you from the expressway to Mile High with only three traffic 
>lights, unless you elect to shop in Waynesville.
>
>1. Take US-441/I-74/"Great Smokies Expressway" East toward Waynesville, NC 
>for about 19 miles
>
>2. f you wish to shop.... take the US 276 South exit (103A, I 
>think).  Ingles (my favorite, and open 24 hours) , Winn-Dixie, and Bi-Lo 
>(open till midnight on Friday) are on the left along the first half-mile 
>of US 276.  After shopping, return north on US 276 past the expressway, 
>and proceed to step 3, below.
>If not shopping, take the US 276 North exit (103B, I think).
>
>3. Follow US 276 north approx. 1.5 miles to Hwy 19 (the first traffic 
>light north of the expressway).  Turn Left on US 19 south.
>
>4. Follow US 19 south approx. 7 miles (through two traffic lights) to the 
>Blue Ridge Parkway.  Turn left onto the Parkway (no matter which ramp you 
>used to access the parkway)
>
>5. Once on the Parkway, Brian's directions work fine:
>>Take the Blue Ridge Parkway West 2.5 miles to Wolf Laurel Gap and Turn Right
>>After about 1 mile on the left there is a sign and entrance for Mile High 
>>Campground. The first 25-50 feet or so of the entrance are paved and then 
>>the rest is hardpack gravel and dirt. The entrance road is quite long, 
>>more than a quarter mile. At the intersect
>>ion, make an almost U-turn to the right. Go all the way to the end (the 
>>top)to campsites 19, 19A and 19B.
>
>One further comment:  The management of the campground appreciates it if 
>you check in with them at the campsite to the left of the end of the 
>entrance road.  This helps them keep track of visitors, and keep out the 
>"riff-raff".
>
>see y'all there!
>
>Paul W4SKI
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>At 12:37 PM 6/2/02 -0400, Brian McCarthy wrote:
>>  All,
>>
>>The map that Jim had archived is the only thing that I had as a file. I 
>>can offer the following link:
>>
>>This link to Topozone puts a plus sign cusor right on top of our 
>>campsite. It also gives the lat/lon. Our grid designator out to 6 places 
>>is EM85jm. The entrance to the campgound is directly opposite the "G" in 
>>the name label of Mollie Gap:
>>http://topozone.com/map.asp?z=17&n=3932181&e=302079&s=50&loc=Soco+Bald
>>
>>Here are the directions as I use them:
>>
>>Take US-23 (SR-365) North out of Gainsville
>>
>>Take US-23/US-441 North through Clayton, GA (fill the truck up before the 
>>state line)
>>
>>Contune past Franklin, NC (take the bypass around Franklin, and not the 
>>business route)
>>
>>Take US-441/I-74/"Great Smokies Expressway" West toward Cherokee, NC for 
>>only ~7.5 miles
>>
>>Take US-441 North to Cherokee (here's a last stop for a real grocery 
>>store northbound)
>>
>>Take US-19 North (to Maggie Valley) to the Blue Ridge Parkway - Go West 
>>(if you took the offramp to the right coming from Cherokee then West on 
>>Blue Rdg Pkwy will be a left turn)
>>
>>Take the Blue Ridge Parkway West 2.5 miles to Wolf Laurel Gap and Turn Right
>>After about 1 mile on the left there is a sign and entrance for Mile High 
>>Campground. The first 25-50 feet or so of the entrance are paved and then 
>>the rest is hardpack gravel and dirt. The entrance road is quite long, 
>>more than a quarter mile. At the intersect
>>ion, make an almost U-turn to the right. Go all the way to the end (the 
>>top)to campsites 19, 19A and 19B.
>>
>>There are (were) two signs for Mile High Campground along this last piece 
>>of road. The first is about 1/4 mile down on the left. That is not where 
>>the campgound entance is. Keep going.
>>
>>I just spent the last hour arguing with DeLorme Street Atlas 8.0 and 
>>mapquest.com and I still don't have any accurate or presentable maps to 
>>give people who have never been there. The directions above and the 
>>Topozone link should be accurate and specific.
>>
>>Let me know if more is needed.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Brian
>>NX9O
>>
>>
>>Jim Worsham wrote:
>>
>>>The attached map was all I could find.  I know I had some directions at some
>>>point in time but beats me what I did with them.  If someone could put some
>>>directions together that would be great.  I am planning to invite a couple
>>>of folks up and having some directions to give them would be nice.
>>>
>>>73
>>>Jim W4KXY
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Robin Midgett" <robin.midgett@vanderbilt.edu>
>>>To: "Brian McCarthy" <rfacres@akorn.net>
>>>Cc: <fourlanders@contesting.com>
>>>Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 1:16 PM
>>>Subject: [Fourlanders] MH directions/map
>>>
>>>
>>>>Didn't you or someone post a map or directions to Mile High Campground
>>>last
>>>
>>>>year or in 2000? Where, oh where, is it now??
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Robin Midgett KB4IDC
>>>>615-477-8976 cellular
>>>>615-322-5836 office
>>>>615-773-4198 home
>>>>rmidgett@bellsouth.net
>>>>robin.midgett@vanderbilt.edu
>>>>
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