Here is a map and waypoint list for this ride...
Starting out from home.
7:37am - 18837 miles
Turners Corner General Store at US19 and US129 in Cleveland GA
9:07am - 18900 miles
Huddle House in Blairsville GA
10:08am - 18921 miles
Robinsville NC
11:12am
Skyway Convenience and Cafe - Stopped to get gas before heading down the Cherohala Skyway
11:21 - 18975 miles
Santeetlah Overlook at 12:06pm
Highest overlook on the Cherohala Skyway at 5377 feet above sea level. It was pretty cool riding up to here. As you're riding and looking around, your surrounded by mountains. Then, as you get near the top, you start to notice the mountains are pretty much gone and your looking at sky.
Big Junction Overlook
A couple more pictures from the Cherohala Skyway
Bald River Falls.
This was really pretty, never would have found it had I not looked around the internet researching the Cherohala Skyway. It's about 2 miles off the skyway in pretty much the middle of nowhere :)
1:37pm - 19029 miles
The end of the Cherohala Skyway, this is a museum in Tellico Plains I stopped in for a cold drink. Pretty cool place if you like telephones or old stuff.
2:32pm - 19064 miles
US 129 and US 72 - Making my way to the top of the Tail of the Dragon. Got stuck behind a bunch of Harley riders (about 19 of them) getting on 360 in Tellico Plains all the way to Vonore. I got kinda giddy the few times they actually made it up to the speed limit! I kept waiting for them to wave me around, but they never did.
2:41pm - There be Dragons here!
3:15pm 19085 miles
Deals Gap, bottom of the Tail of the Dragon. This was a pretty fun ride, there were several LEOs, but I'm not a knee dragger so I wasn't really worried.
Here are a few pictures taken after Deals Gap
Back to the Skyway Convenience store at 3:49pm 19100 miles
Second gas stop was in Blairsville at around 5:00pm - 19155 miles. I got home around 7pm, 19238 miles - total trip time was about 11 1/2 hours and 400 miles.