East Coast Marliners Tellico Trip CANCELED May 10-11 2008

[Lady Di]

Marks putting the Mammoth back together. We need to start planning our Tellico trip.
We're thinking sometime within the next couple months. After May Mark can't take vacation till Sept.
CANCELED DUE TO USFS TRAIL CLOSURES



EDIT: OFFICIAL DATE:

WEEKEND OF MAY 10-11

[unclejpl4x4]

wheres Tellico

[79coyotefrg]

April 6th 

Tellico  is  near the TN-NC   junction

[Lady Di]

Where's Tellico

http://www.tellico4x4.com/tellico-info-main.php

The Upper Tellico ORV Area is located between Tellico Plains, TN & Murphy, NC. Tellico ORV Area is famous for being some of the best offroading in the country. Tellico OHV is home to some great off road events such as the Appalachian Jeep Jamboree, Great Smokey Mountain Venture, Dixie Run, and more...

I had read about this campground before. Maybe we should consider this area? Lots of RV hookup and they have cabin rentals as well as tent camping too.

http://www.crawfordsattellico.com/

This campground is built with the 4x4 crowd in mind! It's the only campground that we know of that has a complete outfitted shop onsite. Located just 15 minutes away from Trail #1 in the Tellico ORV area, and from Hiwassee Lake with swimming area & a marina. This campground is centrally located for the entire family to enjoy. Features include full hookup campsites with picnic tables, hot private showers, coin laundry machines, ice, gasoline, LP gas, firewood and bon fire pit. A man made "Rock Garden" and "Mud Pit" is located in the middle of the campground to test your skill & rig. A trout pond is planned for the near future. So while the kids fish, mom and dad can take their rig rock crawling without ever leaving the campground. Can it get any better than this?! Sure can, as we also have an onsite shop with TWO FULLY ENCLOSED WORK BAYS EQUIPPED WITH LIGHTS, AIR, TORCH & WELDING MACHINE. Yes, there will be an hourly charge for the use of bays, but heck, who hasn't wished for such a setup when you drag in at 10:00 at night with a broke axle or worse! New and used parts are for sale such as axle shafts, axle joints, and u-joints. Also, if the repair job is too big for you to tackle, there is a local mechanic right next door to the campground.

[Lady Di]

Or maybe others who have been there are some better thoughts on it.

[79coyotefrg]

is you gonna call and get Jimmy Buffet  to sponsor this event

[Lady Di]

is you gonna call and get Jimmy Buffet  to sponsor this event

  BRILLIANT IDEA GLEN! We need him for the 2nd Annual AR Roundup too!

[BUBBA]

  where's this place you talk of?

[Lady Di]

where's this place you talk of?

Oh I think you know damn well where it is You in? How far is that campground from you? Do you know anything about it?

[79coyotefrg]

yes he met Jessi Combs there

[Lady Di]

yes he met Jessi Combs there

Hell. He lives like a hour from there.

[insane04]

im two hours out but will be at harlan ky the weekend of april 4-6

[BUBBA]

Actually I live about 45 min from the campground.It's a pretty nice place.Lots o room there.Insane knows about it.It's a little bit farther to the trails than 15 minutes.But it's about as close as your gonna get.

[Lady Di]

im two hours out but will be at harlan ky the weekend of april 4-6

That's my birfday weekend. We won't be ready to go by then. We still have to figure out what others are up for.

[Lady Di]

Actually I live about 45 min from the campground.It's a pretty nice place.Lots o room there.Insane knows about it.It's a little bit farther to the trails than 15 minutes.But it's about as close as your gonna get.

So it sounds like it will be a good idea to plan for that one then. And that will be really close for you so you'll definetly be there at least to visit.

[insane04]

yes crawfords is a great place to stay!!! love it. keep me posted on dates and ill try to be there

[Lady Di]

OK cool!! Well we already got that nailed down then Step One!
Now we just have to figure out what is a good date for everyone.

[unclejpl4x4]

So when we going ? what about Ar 

[Lady Di]

AR is in Sept.
This is going to be within the next couple months. Apr. or May. We'll have to see what is good for others.
CT was talking about wanting to go, and 93Tonka amongst others.
I'm thinking mid-late Apr. early May.

[BUBBA]

just as long as it isn't the first wknd in may,that's our anniversary wknd.The only bouncing we'll be doing will be on a bed somewhere

[CTENG in KS]

I can't be ready by the fourth...we need to move that back toward the end of April.  I am real busy at work so I need to let them know about that much time off in advance.

I am def. in though.  Holy crap I have a lot of work to do!

[CTENG in KS]

Question:

What type of wheelin is Tellico:  Long trails Rubicon style or central parking with short trails?

I want to know if I need to pack everything on the trail with me, or just the basics cause we can drag a broken truck back to camp easily.

[Lady Di]

who said anything about the 4th? That's way too early.

I said mid/late April early May.
Looks like Scott is going to try to go too. I posted a link on Fattshacks board.

[Lady Di]

Question:

What type of wheelin is Tellico:  Long trails Rubicon style or central parking with short trails?

I want to know if I need to pack everything on the trail with me, or just the basics cause we can drag a broken truck back to camp easily.

Day runs, with central parking. Dragging back broke trucks, and kicking back round the campfire in style. I've had enough of that packing everything you own on your rig for a weekend run for a while.

Looks like we will run out of this campground.

http://www.crawfordsattellico.com/ 

[CTENG in KS]

Nice...then it won't be critical to build the storage behind the seats by the time we go.  That reduces the work I need to do greatly.  I can concentrate on more important stuffs like fuel cells.

[79coyotefrg]

[Lady Di]

I'm excited

[Willy Mammoth]

Nice...then it won't be critical to build the storage behind the seats by the time we go.  That reduces the work I need to do greatly.  I can concentrate on more important stuffs like fuel cells.

Don't forget to check your fluids 

[MrsBUBBA]

 

[Lady Di]

OFFICIAL DATE:

WEEKEND OF MAY 10-11

This is the last weekend Mark can take vacation before they start their summer schedule.

So far the plan is we will be leaving FL on May 8. It's about a 10 hour drive to Crawfords Campground so should be up there by Fri. May 9 and will be leaving for home the following Monday.
Let me know if these dates work or we will have to postpone it till after the summer.