The Tail of the Dragon that is, Highway 129 - The Dragon, as many have found, is truly a unique road. In 14 miles there are only two intersections; NC28 to Fontana Dam and the lightly traveled gravel road at Parsons Branch. There are no buildings other than the Crossroads of Time. There are 318 curves in the 11 miles located on the Tennessee side. Most of the time there is very little traffic and the vehicles that do use this road are primarily motorcycle riders and sports car drivers looking for the thrill of their lives.
I drove the dragon in my little Solstice sports car - all the way there were photographers getting pics of my sweet ride! Some of those pics can be found on Killboy.com - here is a link to one of the pics...
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/orderpage.aspx?pi=04RK00Q8000279&po=279
It's a great road, loads of fun and of course I had to get my official "Lady Dragon Slayer" t-shirt at the end of the ride. I'll do some pics of me in it someday soon!
See ya!
