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Re: [GMCnet] Trip Report [message #214668 is a reply to message #37810]

Tue, 16 July 2013 23:13

hnielsen2

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Howard
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On Jul 16, 2013, at 8:58 PM, Nelson Wright <f25ccapt@gmail.com> wrote:

> Stick,
> I also encountered that 25% grade and just made it with my Smart in
> tow on a dry road. It was foot to the floor, all 4 barrels screaming
> and maybe 5 MPH til I got to a pull off about 3/4 of a mile up. I let
> her cool down and called the Ranger station and told them of the
> situation, they said if I made it that far I could probably make it to
> the campground, which i did.At that time last fall I requested that
> they warn all drivers before you make that left turn to the 1 mile 25%
> grade.
>
> Nelson Wright
> Orlando, Fl. and Nantahala NC
> 78 Royal rear bath
>
> On 7/15/13, Stick Miller <stickmiller@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Sunday afternoon, we headed north to Amicalola Falls State Park in north
>> Georgia. As I pulled into the park I saw the warning signs: Warning! 25%
>> Grade ahead. Well, I’ve never heard of a 25% grade but I’ve
>> read about people going up 7 or 8% grades with difficulty. I got a running
>> start and made it about a half mile (in the pouring rain) when the front
>> wheels started spinning. I put it in Park, set the electrically actuated
>> parking brake and had my DW sit in the captain’s chair with her foot
>> on the brake. I went out and disconnected the toad.
>>
>> We swapped places and she went around me in the Jetta to scope out
>> campsites. I, confident in my ability to scale the mountain without the
>> extra weight of the toad, put the shifter in Lo and slowly released the
>> brake. Not only could I not go forward, I felt myself slipping backward.
>>
>> With no place to turn around, I started slowly backing down the mountain.
>> Cars approached and were waved around and finally a ranger pulled alongside
>> and kept the traffic at bay. I backed down the entire stretch of the road
>> covered and decided against another attempt. Long story short, the park
>> allowed us to stay in a cabin and to park the coach right next to the
>> mountain.
>>
>> After I changed my pants, things got better.
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