Day 1: Two Honda Trail CT125's take on the Smokey Mountain 500 prepping for the Trans America Trail

Gear List: https://tinyurl.com/2c4w3k5u
Other Links: https://linktr.ee/SomeGuyRides

"We've got a long way to go and need a long time to get there..."

Day 1 - Asheville to Telico Plains
200ish miles and 10 hours

We finally have a weekend where we can do a TAT shakedown with the Smokey Mountain 500. Been looking forward to this - and it didn't disappoint!

THANK YOU to Andy and whoever else planed and shared this route. It is a breathtaking work of staggering genius and the hard work is very appreciated. Check out the route and info at:
https://advrider.com/f/threads/smokey...

We stayed at Cherohala Mountain Trails Campground
http://www.cmtrails.com/ - highly recommend.

Talking about how I first met John started me on a couple of long-winded stories... sorry about that! Here are some links so you can skip that stuff if you want...

00:00 Intro/Riding to SM500
06:15 Riding
9:50 Long Winded Story
15:11 Skip Long Winded Story and go to Riding
20:28 Water Crossings
29:07 Wrap Up

John's Ride Report:
https://advrider.com/f/threads/smokey...

Affiliate Links to Gear
https://tinyurl.com/hm32rmmt