Bob,
When you guys leave Asheville and head towards Fontana are you planning on going US #19 thru Maggie Valley and Cherokee; or taking the southern route which by-passes Sylva and Bryson City. My advice is that Cherokee might get a little busy on a Saturday morning. Highway US #23 and #74 is 4 lane from Clyde / Waynesville to Fontana Lake, which should be faster.
Assuming all goes well, I will be coming up NC#107 to Sylva, and then plan on going over on US#74 to pick up #28 at Lauada, which is where all the routes come together. If you take the southern route, I can plan on meeting up with you at the Dillsboro exit. (It's about 15 minutes from the Clyde exit off I-40.)
The forcast for our part of the mountains looks good for Saturday.
