Miata Mailing List: January 1999, Message #1562

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>Did anybody camp it last year? I'm thinking about going and The 
>Gap not only looks like a great place drive, but to set up a tent, 
>too! ... Is there a natl'/st park near the lodge or does anybody know 
>the area's rules concerning the backcountry? TIA.


Call the lodge after they open back up April 1. They will let up to 4 tents
camp on the property. Plus, there *is* the fact that the Gap follows the 
southern border of the United States' most visited national park, the 
Great Smokies, which, by no coincidence, is how our club got its name,
btw. :^) Concerning backcountry camping... this *is* the land of Eric 
Rudolph, 1998 Hide and Go Seek Champion. This is *also* the land of 
moonshine stills and marijuana patches, so be very careful. You don't
want to stumble upon or camp out in someone else's backcountry. :^P

At least one person camped at the lodge last year. Call them and ask for
Dirk or let them know that you are with the Miatae and wonder if you can
camp there by the Quonset hut like was done last year.

Scott and Woody, whose idea of roughing it is not getting washed once a
week.
President, Roadster Association of the Great Smokies (RAGS)
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