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-------- Original message --------From: markall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 3/17/22
7:14 AM (GMT-05:00) To: "'gtd-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <gtd-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gtd-net] Re: 2022 GTD World Outing - Announcement Ticks? Dick22 you
did not mention any of those fucking ticks!Curious minds need to
know....MA-----------------------------------------From: "Mark" To:
gtd-net@freelists.orgCc: Sent: Thursday March 17 2022 12:59:30AMSubject:
[gtd-net] 2022 GTD World Outing - Announcement
Okay after
much gnashing of teeth, last minute deal breakers and shattered
dreams…..
the 2022
World Outing destination has been chosen and secured. Care was
given to finding a location infested with mosquitos, hungry non-
hibernating bears, stinging nettles scorpions, poison ivy,
copperheads and apparently a number of appletrees.
That last
item was a
clue.
Presenting -
A return
to Appletree
Campground in the Nantahala National
Forest in the far
western mountains of North Carolina. This time
we will be staying in the more remote group site D, where
more noise can be made and we will be able to drive right up to
load and unload.
I will be
creating a GTD OUTING WEBSITE
for the trip.
Website will be up in a week or two and will answer the endless
questions ya’ll will have,
the
link will be at the bottom of each email. I’ll have an estimate on
how much this will cost in the next week or so. As always depending
on number of dudes attending I won’t be able to give you reasonable
ballpark figure till we know all who are likely to show up.
As always, cash will be taken at the outing after we make final
calculation on actual number of dudes that show up. I will start
soliciting names of all who plan to attend early next
week.
Below are a
few links to directions so you can make travel plans. Details to
come in the following week or two on all of the features to visit
and promoted group activities to be had.
So to
summarize set your GPS app to
Appletree
Campground
(click this to figure drive
times)
and plan to roll in for the duration May
19th-22nd 2022
Appletree Group Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recarea/?recid=48642
Each
site has its own picnic shelter, outdoor group gathering area with
a fire ring and lantern posts, restroom with flush toilets, water
hydrant, designated parking area and a grassy field for tents and
activities. The campground offers a shower house. Only the
occupants have access through a combination lock on the
gate.
Follow the Trail.
Hike near the campground on more than 20 miles of interconnecting
loops. Nearby, catch a section of the long-distance Bartram
National Recreation Trail, named for William Bartram, an American
naturalist noted for his botanical expeditions in the late
1700s.
Get in the Water.
Avid anglers can cast their lines for rainbow, brown and native
brook trout that live in the cold mountain streams near the
campground. State fishing regulations apply, and licenses are
required for fishing in national forest streams. Nantahala Lake is
10 minutes away.
If you enjoy the thrill of whitewater rafting, use your personal
craft to raft the lower section of the Nantahala River or use local
outfitters’ services.
Check out the Sights.
From Appletree Campground, you can sightsee along the 61-mile
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway. This scenic drive links U.S. 19 and
U.S. 64, and it winds through the Cullasaja and Nantahala River
gorges, passes Nantahala Lake, Wayah Bald’s restored fire tower,
numerous waterfalls and the rural countryside.
Check
out the campground
layout
Reservations:
Campground quiet
hours are from 10pm-6am.
Rentals &
Guides:
Whitewater
rafting, biking and fishing guides or rentals are available on the
Nantahala River.
Restrictions:
Campsite D
is limited to 25 people; All areas are tent areas; only one wheeled
camping unit is permitted per campsite and must be kept in the
gravel parking area. Pets must be on a leash.
Closest
Towns:
Franklin or
Andrews, NC
Water:
Drinking
Water
Restroom:
Flush toilets
and a bathhouse
Operated
By:
Nantahala
National Forest, Nantahala Ranger District, 90 Sloan Road,
Franklin, NC 28734
Directions:
Flying
in:
The Atlanta International Airport is about 2:45hrs. away. The
Charlotte, NC airport is about a 3:30hr. trip, you might catch a
ride with other dudes coming from that area.
From
Franklin: From
Franklin/Clayton/Atlanta exit, take U.S. 64 west for about 3 miles.
Turn right at LBJ/Wayah signs and take first left beside Loafer’s
Glory Store onto Wayah Road (SR 1310), which goes over Wayah Gap
and past Nantahala Lake. After passing Lake’s End Store, take first
left onto Junaluska Road (SR 1401), toward Andrews for about 2.5
miles to Appletree Group Campground.
From
Asheville: Take I-40 west
and Exit 27 (Waynesville) onto U.S. 23. Take U.S. 23 past Sylva
Exits 85 & 83. At Exit 81, either: take
U.S. 74 west and U.S. 19 through Nantahala Gorge to the Nantahala
River Launch Site. Turn left onto SR 1310 (Wayah Road). Go about 8
miles and turn right onto SR 1401 (Junaluska road). Go
approximately 2.5 miles, and the campground entrance is on your
right, or: Take U.S. 441 south to Franklin. Stay on U.S. 441/64
past the Clayton/Atlanta exit, and you will be on U.S. 64 west.
Follow directions “From Franklin.”
From
Atlanta: Take I-85 north
and exit onto U.S. I-985 north. Continue to Franklin, NC, via U.S.
I-985 and U.S. 441. Take U.S. 64 west. From here, follow directions
“From Franklin.”
From
Knoxville: Take U.S. 129
south to Topton, NC. Turn left onto U.S. 19. Turn right at the
Nantahala River Launch Site onto SR 1310 (Wayah Road). This will be
at bottom of hill. Go about 8 miles and turn right onto SR 1401
(Junaluska Road). Go about 2.5 miles, and the campground entrance
will be on your right.
From
Murphy: Take U.S. 19
toward Andrews. Leave 4-lane and go through downtown Andrews. At
outskirts of Andrews, road forks. Take right fork, SR 1505
(Junaluska Road). Follow this road about 12 miles to
campground.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3793156.pdf
