[AT] anybody close to this?

[charlie hill]

When I used to go up there  on 52 it was long before 77 was dreamed of and 
the road was a nightmare.  Trucks running in low gear up and down the hill 
and cars and small trucks just having to poke along behind, smelling the 
burning brakes and hoping not to get run over.  That was 30 years ago.

I agree with you about the wind.  I just failed to say that in my post.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] anybody close to this?


> Yes, I've been through Fancy Gap on US 52. I agree with you, the drive on 
> I-77 is much easier than driving US 52 - the drive on I-77 isn't bad at 
> all unless the wind is blowing.  It's been a few years since I've been on 
> 52 in that area.
> In fact, when I was a youngster, my dad would drive up to Orchard Gap 
> (between Fancy Gap and Mt. Airy) and pick a pickup truckload of peaches. 
> He was going anyway so he took "orders" from all the neighbors and made 
> the trip to a small, family-owned orchard where we would pick our own 
> produce.  Picking a few bushels of peaches wasn't so bad but I'm sure 
> picking them all day was about like priming tobacco <grin>.
> That's beautiful country up there.
>
> David
>
> charlie hill wrote:
>> Hi David,
>>
>> I don't know if you ever went up through fancy gap in the old days on 52 
>> but by comparison it is now a nice Sunday drive.  It's still steep but 
>> the beauty of the view down over those apple orchards makes it 
>> worthwhile.
>>
>> Charlie
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