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Simply Southern to TWoS - Sat 9/10
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Burnt mountain road is on my weekly commute from Acworth to Hayesville each week. I have seen bear three times this year, first on my way home on Newport Rd off Dial, then about 20 minutes later saw a big mama bear as I climbed Burnt Mountain where it turns into Sunrise Ridge. About two weeks later, in the same spot, I saw a baby cub.
 
Traveling up this week, leaving after noon on Tuesday, I had two deer sightings (4 total) which is unusual during midday. Always be careful and ready to scrub off speed...those big rats are very unpredictable, Leaving for home on Thursday from Hayesville at 4pm, I have to be very careful and watchful on my route.
Maurice
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Good to catch up with folks and see some new faces at Simply Southern over breakfast today.

Jonathan and I took of afterwards for a loop via TWoS with the idea we'd be home before it got to be too hot.

We left Simply Southern at 10:30am and traveled via Big Canoe/Burnt Mountain/Big Creek to Dial Country Store for a 55-minutes lunch stop.  Then on to TWoS for a 25 minute wander around the site/comfort break before heading via Damascus Church/Frogtown/Cavender Creek/Long Branch to Ga 400 and home by 3:15pm.

Had not ridden past Big Canoe for years, and all my recent trips along Burnt Mountain have been south bound in damp conditions, so this part was a nice change.  Big Creek etc. are great open twisties with a few more technical corners thrown in, and are some of my favorite roads in the area.
 
Dial country store is a great refreshment stop if you are in the area.  Lots of campers at TWoS (the all-concrete bike parking out front is a huge improvement).
 
Perfect weather, although it did get hot coming back on Ga 400 (we did have lazy lunch and comfort breaks, so no one but ourselves to blame).
 
Worth repeating.


Mark
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