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Honeymoon Run - Mt. Pisgah - NC 151

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Old 03-31-2014, 07:18 PM
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Default Honeymoon Run - Mt. Pisgah - NC 151

If any of you have not done this road around Asheville...do it! Freakin awesome! Kate and I (on our honeymoon right now) decided to try and find Skinny Dip Falls off the Parkway, but ended up on this road

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N...1,0&sz=14&z=14

While only 4 miles long it was really really tight and twisty and I was wishing for the S
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Thanks for the info. ZenairDave and I will be driving that road on a very Circuitous route from Brevard to Helen on our 2nd of three days to get from Marion to Fontana.
Pics of the new bride & groom at Skinny Dip Falls???
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Cool! Will check it out. I meant to ask you when we saw you guys on Sunday if you had the S. Great find!
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Originally Posted by DragonDidg
Thanks for the info. ZenairDave and I will be driving that road on a very Circuitous route from Brevard to Helen on our 2nd of three days to get from Marion to Fontana.
Pics of the new bride & groom at Skinny Dip Falls???
I don't believe there was any skinny dipping planned on my route.?
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Nah we were in the TSX. THANK GOD because my best man decided to use MUSTARD to decorate the car The road was closed about 20 miles in, but here are some pics

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Concur, the road is freaking awesome. About 30 minutes from there, check out Highway 63 (Leicester Highway) from The Rattler (Highway 209) to aroudn "Whisper Mountain Homes". Great hill climb/descent. Also, The Rattler is pretty sweet.
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