We found a fallen tree coming around one of the turns at the Dragon. Luckily a lady saw it first and was standing on the road flagging people down. We alsmost hit her instead...

 

FWIW the Dragon was originally built as a shorter route for trucks to use.

 

I'm just finishing up at work and still have to pack and load the bike. Leaving some time tomorrow morning.

 

There are several signs telling trucks to beware and in the trucking world everyone is aware of Hwy 129 in Tn.
I've been driving for over 25 years I'd hate to miss that sign.
We are heading down 9/9/11 for the weekend. like others have said looiking to ride the other roads. the dragon only once. we'll be staying at Pumpkin Center Hostile behind the store. Stop in If yor in the area.

 

The first time I was on the "Dragon" (it wasn't called that back then) was 30 years ago. Some friends and I had rail buggies we had built and were camping at Calderwood Lake. I was tired and 129 made it worse. I was driving an old '72 Ford pickup, pulling the rail buggy taking a lane and a half in the curves. There was no traffic back then. When I got to the campsite one of my friends was already there with a full size Winnebago, a dune buggy and a runabout boat. I asked how he got there, he told me he had driven 129 pulling the buggy with the boat behind the buggy. I couldn't believe he would even try that.

 

I met a JB Hunt on 28 yesterday, on my way to the dragon. Don't know if he rode it or not but 28 is curvy enough.

 

I live about 2 hr ride from the dragon. When someone comes up to go riding they all want to go ride the Dragon. All without exception will remark that the ride up to the dragon and ride back was much better the Dragon. It’s a Been there got the T-shirt place but when you live up here you have a lot of friends that have to get the Shirt.

 

Tough month

spiz

 

Nice time up there....rained out 2 days but 2 days of riding....chilled out mostly...

 

I live about 60 miles from the Dragon, rode it once, but tooo many other better roads to ride with little or no traffic!