Originally Posted by watchman
Mt. mitchell is not accessible by vehicle at this time. They just got some snow this weekend, so biking to it would be a bit sketchy on a roadbike. I'll let you know when the road is open to mitchell for cars if you want. But if you are going to drive here, you might as well bike to mitchell from either hwy 80 or Asheville, that would give you a better preview.
Many thanks for that reminder! You might have saved me a big, fat 'DOH!' some weekend....
And good idea about doing the scouting trip by bike from some nearby point. I think Asheville > Mitchell = 30 miles?
Please do post here if you can when it's open to cars - meanwhile, I'll watch the webcams and the weather channel! Cheers.