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Showing posts with label Smoky Mountains motorcycle ride. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Thunder in the Smokies this Weekend in Maggie Valley

May 3-5 Thunder in the Smokies Spring Rally Come ride in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Enjoy Tour Rides, Music Concerts, Bike Builders, Bike Games, Bike Show, Prizes, Vendors and much more during our three day rally.

All bikes and ages welcomed. Gates open at 11AM - 11 PM on Friday, 9 AM - 11 PM on Saturday and 9 AM - 4 PM on Sunday.

Get links for Maggie Valley NC restaurants, rentals and attractions HERE.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Motocycle Rally in Franklin

August 17-19 Smoky Mountain Rumble Motorcycle Rally Head to Franklin North Carolina this weekend for the inaugural Smoky Mountain Rumble Motorcycle Rally. The event offers live entertainment, a treasure hunt, guided rides and plenty of vendors with great motorcycle gear.

The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin will host two evening concerts in conjunction with the event. The Charlie Daniels Band will be in concert beginning at 7:30 PM. on Friday, August 17th and Kellie Pickler will take the stage on Saturday evening at 7:30 PM. Advanced ticket purchase is recommended.

Get a link for the Smoky Mountain Rumble Motorcycle Rally and other Franklin events on the Franklin NC Visitor Guide.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Motorcycle Rally this Weekend in Maggie Valley

May 4-6 Thunder in the Smokies Spring Rally Kickstart your bike and head for Maggie Valley to ride in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Enjoy Tour Rides, Music Concerts, Bike Builders, Bike Games, Bike Show, Prizes, Vendors and much more during the three day rally!

All bikes and ages welcomed. Gates are open 11 AM - 11 PM on Friday, 9 AM - 11 PM on Saturday and 9 AM - 4 PM on Sunday.

Get a link for the Spring Rally and other local information on the Maggie Valley Visitor Guide.

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The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.