Comments on: Left Loop Mountain Bike Trail – Tsali Recreation Area (Graham County, NC) http://mtobikes.com/left-loop-mountain-bike-trail-%e2%80%93-tsali-recreation-area-graham-county-nc/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Katie Herman http://mtobikes.com/left-loop-mountain-bike-trail-%e2%80%93-tsali-recreation-area-graham-county-nc/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Katie Herman Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:27:21 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=217#comment-694 Tsali is my favorite place to bike in the Southeast. I agree, a mountain biking mecca; however, the full experience includes pitching a tent and a hammock at the campground. There is something surreal in riding until exhaustion day after day while surrounded by like-minded biking enthusiasts. In the summer and fall, it is rare that the campground doesn't fill up. Brightly colored tents sit beneath the trees and muddy bikes lean against nearby trees. The nights are awe-inspiring with sounds of subtle guitars, quiet talking, and laughter from people truly living in the moment. Indeed, Tsali is wonderful; it's the following Monday that is a challenge: sitting in an office in front of a computer screen we can only dream about our next epic adventure. Tsali is my favorite place to bike in the Southeast. I agree, a mountain biking mecca; however, the full experience includes pitching a tent and a hammock at the campground. There is something surreal in riding until exhaustion day after day while surrounded by like-minded biking enthusiasts. In the summer and fall, it is rare that the campground doesn’t fill up. Brightly colored tents sit beneath the trees and muddy bikes lean against nearby trees. The nights are awe-inspiring with sounds of subtle guitars, quiet talking, and laughter from people truly living in the moment. Indeed, Tsali is wonderful; it’s the following Monday that is a challenge: sitting in an office in front of a computer screen we can only dream about our next epic adventure.

]]> By: Dave Rouse http://mtobikes.com/left-loop-mountain-bike-trail-%e2%80%93-tsali-recreation-area-graham-county-nc/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Dave Rouse Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:50:39 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=217#comment-407 This area is really beautiful and as mentioned in the introduction, there are three other trails to choose from. Unfortunately, there are no primitive site available in Tsali, but you are surrounded by Nantahala National Forest and the Smoky Mountains National Park is right next door. There are plenty of areas that you could get to relatively quickly after a ride at Tsali where one could backpack. In fact, a short drive west on 28 could get to an access point of the Appalachian trail. This area is really beautiful and as mentioned in the introduction, there are three other trails to choose from. Unfortunately, there are no primitive site available in Tsali, but you are surrounded by Nantahala National Forest and the Smoky Mountains National Park is right next door. There are plenty of areas that you could get to relatively quickly after a ride at Tsali where one could backpack. In fact, a short drive west on 28 could get to an access point of the Appalachian trail.

]]> By: Carl H. Martens http://mtobikes.com/left-loop-mountain-bike-trail-%e2%80%93-tsali-recreation-area-graham-county-nc/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Carl H. Martens Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:25:48 +0000 http://mtobikes.com/?p=217#comment-327 The scenery looks amazing. I know you said that this trail in particular is only open to mountain bikers on SMWF, but are there any trails nearby that are open to mountain bikers that want to bike and backpack for a full weekend? Carl H. Martenss last blog post..<a href="http://carlhmartens.com/grv-sports-agency/" rel="nofollow">GRV Sports Agency</a> The scenery looks amazing. I know you said that this trail in particular is only open to mountain bikers on SMWF, but are there any trails nearby that are open to mountain bikers that want to bike and backpack for a full weekend?

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