Misc General Banter Thread

[GoDuke]

The most predictable mf thing ever

 

[GeorgiaGirl]

I’ve only driven 64 around Cashiers. Did you drive any west from Cashiers towards Highlands? If so, I think you’ll be fine cause it’s pretty curvy and hilly and likely equivalent to your route. East of Cashiers to Sapphire is a little more tame if I recall. Otherwise, I’ll defer to those who know the area more.

Everybody’s different, but I’ve never minded mountain driving even though I do it rarely. Much rather do that than drive on a SoCal highway, that’s for sure.

I'm actually going to thank you a bit later for noting 64 west out of Cashiers. I spent too much time a couple months back gawking at the scenery to realize that this is a bit of a tricky road, and yet I've considered heading this way anyway on the way out to hit some sites in North GA and might still do it.

I'm going to probably have to scratch my initial idea, and I was already thinking on that this morning. I'll look again, but I think 178 has no scenery and is an annoying road. 64 does though and has the optionality of Whiteside Mountain if I wanted to hit it again.

Edit: For as much as I've talked about North Carolina on occasion in real life (this was especially a thing when I was a teen), I've actually only been to the state as a destination 4 times (I've passed through a couple other times). This is the 5th time, and 3rd time to the same general area. One of my few longer than 2 night trips as a teen (haven't done too many longer trips since then) led to me talking about the Cullowhee area CONSTANTLY (thought we were more in the Cashiers area when I was 14, but I think it was Cullowhee instead as the drive was long and I think we passed by a college).

 

[ChrisAMB]

I'm surprised your area averages less than 40" of precip in a year.

We ramp up pretty good in August/September *IF* we get tropical weather coming through to get us to our ~45-50" annual average. It's a slightly drier climate here east of the Appalachians otherwise since we're so far from the Gulf and don't get much from it.