I always love heading over to Fontana, as it is a great close get a way with lots of fitness options. Fontana helps sponsor Get on Trails for Friends of the Smokies and also has helped out at the Hope Auction for Covenant Health. So twice a year I take folks on a fit fun trip. A few of us bikers headed up the backside (steep) of Foothills parkway and along the straight part of 129 for 20 miles then hopped in our cars. We drove the "Dragon" which was sooo pretty and not too many fast motorcycles during the week. At Deals Gap we turn left towards Fontana and then bike along the pretty pretty 28 for 10 miles. At fontana we stayed in the Lodge and ate at Mountain Bistro The food is always superb and the pastry chef even whipped up a yummy cake for Sharon Spezia's birthday. We had 14 of us inluding a "thru AT hiker" johnny who told us about his adventures on the Appalachian Trail. Day 2 we drove the 2 miles over the Marina and rode Ms HAzel over to EagleCreek area to hike up Lost Cove (straight up) to AT. There we turned left to off trail to Shuck STack Tower. You have got to go to That Tower some day as it has 360 gorgeous views. Then we headed down AT to marina while some went onto Twenty Mile ranger station.
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