Semi Wild Hogs- Deals Gap- The Dragon

The second day of the trip was reserved for "Dragon Slaying". Deal's Gap, known as "The Dragon" is a mecca for motorcyclists. It is located on the North Carolina- Tenn. border-a public road in the heart of the mountains. It has over 118 curves in eleven miles and bikers from all over Amercia come to "slay the Dragon-racing up and down and through the curves. Sometimes the Dragon "slays" them.
At the base of Deal's Gap there is a motel/restaurnat that caters to bikers. There, they have a "Tree of Shame" where everyone that was "slain" nails a piece of their crushed bike on the tree. Every inch of tree space holds a bent fender or wheel, smashed gas tank plus assorted other bike parts. We rode the Dragon-at a sane pace!