[Marc]

Ok folks, let's post up some picture from Spyders in the Smokies 2010.

Here's a start...



Here's a slideshow with over 200 pictures...

[Bobadoo®]

Well, Craig and Marc finally let me out of the DOOTalk LLC office this year so I could attend the Spyders in the Smokies event.

I would just like to say that it was a pleasure to meet so many friendly people from around North America and Mexico.

Now you see why I always had my camera with me.

I hope to see you all next year!

~Bob

[Marc]

2010 SITS video. Make you you play in 720p if you can.

[Dave #0160]

We had eight days of Sun! Now 2 days of rain going home.

[billybob]

Bobadoo, on 26 September 2010 - 06:29 PM, said:

Well, Craig and Marc finally let me out of the DOOTalk LLC office this year so I could attend the Spyders in the Smokies event.

I would just like to say that it was a pleasure to meet so many friendly people from around North America and Mexico.

Now you see why I always had my camera with me.

I hope to see you all next year!

~Bob

it was so nice meeting you bernie , urrr i mean bob , see ya next yr billybob & jackie

[Roadkill]

+I enjoyed my vacation to the 2010 Spyders in the Smokies (SITS) gathering in Gatlinburg, TN and Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week. The weather was fantastic Monday through Saturday, but Sunday was a ride-home soaker.

I left Monday morning, and captured some Scavenger Hunt points enroute. Here's a map of my general route. (Not exact.)
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Day 1 was 805 miles, with an overnight with my brother's family in (#9) Denver, NC.
Day 2 was 576 miles, with an expensive Georgia State Park tent site outside of (#17) Chester, GA. ($30 to sleep on their precious earth!)
Day 3 was 407 miles, arriving at my (#20) Gatlinburg, TN hotel room for a 4-night stay.

Chester, New Jersey
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Chester, Maryland
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Chester, Virginia
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Chester, South Carolina
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Chester, Florida
Forrest L. Evatt (83) and his younger brother Fred shared that their grandfather was a U.S. Marshal in the area (late 1800s), but was denied postmaster status because he couldn't hold two federal positions; thus, their grandmother "Lou" Evatt became the first female postmaster in the nation. Chester, Florida is buried so far in the boondocks, that Forrest told me to share with the rest of the world that "I'd reached the end of it".
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Chester, Georgia
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During my visit to the Gatlinburg area, I added another 625 enjoyable miles, including two loops of the Tail of the Dragon (one with a souvenir), Deal's Gap, and a ride up 14-mile one-way very-primitive seasonal Parson Branch dirt road.
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In conjunction with the SITS event, Lamont's BBQ was scheduled on Thursday, and there were approximately 120 Spyders.
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Day 7's ride back home was 797 miles (the first 400 miles in pouring rain), for an overall trip distance of 3210 miles.

Ride on.
Roadkill
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[Marc]

Great pics Roadkill!

Bummer about the "souvenir", but at least you have a story to tell from the trip

Glad you had such a good trip.

[Roadkill]

Marc, on 29 September 2010 - 08:38 PM, said:

Great pics Roadkill!

Bummer about the "souvenir", but at least you have a story to tell from the trip

Glad you had such a good trip.

+Not a bummer, at all, Marc. The very first thing I asked as I pulled up to him, was, "How much do tickets cost down here?", and he immediately said it wouldn't cost a thing because it was only a warning. This was within the first 15 seconds or so of our 30-minute roadside chat. He was an extremely nice guy to talk with.

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Degaman]

My pics from SITS 2010 http://s277.photobuc...nt=24ab59bd.pbw

[Dave #0160]

I put 5,000 kms on our trip to and from Gatlinburg. Now the Parking break failed and I can't get the RTs into reverse. I also don't think the Cruise Control works properly. Resume doesn't work.