The route Bill gave is fairly easy. Nothing terrifying along it at all.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 5/31/2004 10:02:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Marnie, Marnie, Marnie,if you're in Boone Thursday, you're 30 minutes or
less from the mountain. Come on up. If you've got a rental car, it's route
105 from Boone to Linville, turn left at 221 in Linville, then only 2 1/2
miles up the mountain to the entrance. If the cell phone gods are smiling,
give me a call at 704-718-0228 and we'll meet you at the GFM entrance.
Bill
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Okay, I'll see what I can do. I may or may not have my own rental car.
The thing is, we have a local mountain, Mt. Diablo, elevation 3,850 feet above sea level, and Grandfather mountain is higher than that. There are hairpin turns and drop offs on Mt. Diablo, and I wouldn't drive to the top. I tried about six to eight months ago and got nervous and went back down. I mean it's not THAT bad, but I had a fairly big car and I didn't feel comfortable. And, truthfully, I am turning into a scaredy cat in my old age (ever since I got stuck on the side of a steep, steep local hill that I couldn't turn around on -- stuck on private one lane road with a sharp drop off. I only got out of that one by asking a local resident to turn my car around in his driveway. I was actually chasing a far away view of Mt. Diablo at the time for a good shot. :-))
So I am not sure how far or bad the drive is up GFM, and if I want to do it. I understand the conference is not at the summit, though.
Marnie aka Doe
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