Our lucky streak of great weather rides continues! July 11th, four riders (Dave, Dennis, Larry and Mike) met in Hickory Flat for a tour of some of our favorite sights in NE AL – Little River Canyon (LRC) and Desoto Falls. Our trip started on a cool summer morning with absolutely no forecast of afternoon pop-ups - a real treat for July riding. We took the serene Hwy 140 west to Armuchee, then 27 to Summerville and Mentone, an old-timey getaway town on a ridge top in the AL mountains. At the south end of town is Desoto Falls which drops into large (several acre) pool with an adjoining 8-story sheer rock wall.

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After months of “COVID cooped up”, the guys were eager to get out of town for an overnighter, so… Seven riders (Larry, Dave, BobK, Dennis, Mel, Dan and Chuck) and one driver (Richard’s still recovering from a minor surgery) left Ball Ground for the beautiful Cherohala area near Tellico Plains, TN. We took the fast lane to Blue Ridge, then 5 to McCaysville, before enjoying the scenic Ocoee River Rd to Chilhowee Mtn to enjoy a beautiful overlook above Ocoee Lake.

After riding 3 sides of Chillhowee Mtn, we headed N on a lightly traveled backroad to our home for the night – Cherohala Mountain Trails Campground (CMTC) a few miles W of Tellico Plains. We quickly set up camp (yay, lighter bikes!), then headed to TP for lunch before our Skyway trip. Katz Deli right on the Tellico River served some fine sandwiches (come hungry or consider splitting them!).
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