My 18th trip to The Tail of the Dragon & Family trip combined!

**dgage** · 10-03-2021, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

I'm trying...thank you

My 18th trip to The Tail of the Dragon & Family trip combined!

I'm not a young guy either, 51 yrs old with an almost 6 year old

Obviously, I am completely on the outside and you control what you share. What you choose to share. But from what I see, you choose to share information about your daughter. You share when you're taking her to various activities on a daily basis to support your daughter and her growth. You have talked about your trip to the Dragon before, something you've been doing since before she was born, and now you've included your daughter in that as well. Again, you choose what to share but I see a proud dad, a good dad. You have my admiration.

**Klasse Act** · 10-03-2021, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by dgage

Obviously, I am completely on the outside and you control what you share. What you choose to share. But from what I see, you choose to share information about your daughter. You share when you're taking her to various activities on a daily basis to support your daughter and her growth. You have talked about your trip to the Dragon before, something you've been doing since before she was born, and now you've included your daughter in that as well. Again, you choose what to share but I see a proud dad, a good dad. You have my admiration.

You have no idea what that means to me to hear this. It's been a mostly rough almost 2 years for me, one day at a time (to borrow that saying coined by people in a different situation)

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**forrest@mothers** · 10-03-2021, 09:14 PM

Love the Dragon. Next time we go we’re staying at Tapoco Lodge - classic old time lodging and a cool Tavern for eating.

**Coatingsarecrack** · 10-04-2021, 12:04 AM

Would live to visit the tail and thanks for sharing. If she’s willing to go on a road trip for cars and sit still for all those pic’s.... well doesn’t matter what I think because she obviously loves you

That’s usually signs of a good person being a good dad.

Now only if you could put the same effort into being a good forum member

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**Desertnate** · 10-04-2021, 08:27 AM

What a great trip! You're daughter is adorable and what a great time to have some quality father/daughter bonding. My girls are all grown at this point, but I have fond memories of doing trips like that with them. You're making memories for her she'll remember for a lifetime.

I still need to get out there soon. Probably shoot for spring, right after I put the summer tires back on the car.

**Klasse Act** · 10-04-2021, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by Desertnate

What a great trip You're daughter is adorable and what a great time to have some quality father/daughter bonding. My girls are all grown at this point, but I have fond memories of doing trips like that with them. You're making memories for! her she'll remember for a lifetime.

I still need to get out there soon. Probably shoot for spring, right after I put the summer tires back on the car.

We're going next year, myself and 2 buddies. We'll have a modded FiST, Fusion Sport and the ES...always room for 1 or 2 more

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**Desertnate** · 10-04-2021, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Klasse Act

We're going next year, myself and 2 buddies. We'll have a modded FiST, Fusion Sport and the ES...always room for 1 or 2 more

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Can't make any promises, but PM me when it gets a little closer. I'd be interested.

**2black1s** · 10-04-2021, 12:27 PM

Great trip and great story sharing it!

I've been there four times on my bike. Your trip definitely included more activities than mine... Mine have been almost exclusively for the riding.

And your encounter with the Harley Baggger... You wouldn't have had that problem if it was my bagger

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**Klasse Act** · 10-04-2021, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by 2black1s

Great trip and great story sharing it!

I've been there four times on my bike. Your trip definitely included more activities than mine... Mine have been almost exclusively for the riding.

And your encounter with the Harley Baggger... You wouldn't have had that problem if it was my bagger

My trips are always all driving but this year was different because I took my daughter, so I balanced it out

I don't want anyone to "push it" but I'd think a biker wouldn't want a car behind them on a morning drive with noone out there, just hit a pull off and we're both happy

Besides, my daughter wanted me to go faster...she's almost 6 and "gets it"

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**JDGolden** · 10-04-2021, 07:10 PM

Bad ass pictures. Great write up and it looks like your daughter loved it and really hung in there. I have a 5 (just turned 5) year old daughter, and doing this trip is a big thing in my opinion. Both on her end but more so yours. Lots of care, effort and love to do a road trip with a little one as a single parent. She will remember it forever.

Lol at the dump pic. Speaking of that zoo, my daughter fed the giraffe named Frances back in March when my wife and MIL went to visit very close family friends in Knoxville. Glad your daughter liked it as much as mine did.

So you had a religious experience hearing the Porsches, were you wearing your holy jeans that day? Lol! In all reality I understand exactly what you mean. I had a similar experience riding in the first big block car I’d ever been in (chevelle). There really is something about Porsches, but I’ve never been in one let alone driven one.

I need to make it down there for my own religious experience.