August 9th Meeting & Cruise Sunny skies and mild temperatures greeted us as we met for lunch at 11:00 AM at Steve's Steak House in Blairsville, GA. We were pleased to meet and welcome new members Larry & Tammy Murray, with their beautiful 2008 Coupe, into the CGBRM. We were also pleased to see Tom & Mary Kitchens again because we had not seen them since our cruise to the Corvette Expo in Sevierville, TN several months ago. After lunch, we gathered in the parking lot to begin our cruise to Fort Mountain State Park located off Hwy 52 between Ellijay and Chatsworth. After surviving a testy walk on the trail to the observation platform, enjoyed the breathtaking views available from the deck. At least the trail was downhill back to the Corvettes and after some bottled water we continued on Hwy 52 to Chatsworth and then traveled north on Hwy 411 until we turned east on Hwy 74 to visit the Ocoee Whitewater Visitors Center. The Ocoee River was flowing fast as rafters enjoyed themselvesas we manuvered through the gorge. We spend about 30 minutes at the OcoeeVisitor's Center before heading east on 74 before turning south on Hwy 68 to Copperhill, TN/McCayesville, GA -- the twin city divided by the state line of Tennessee and Georgia. The Gollob's turned onto Hwy 5 in McCayesville to travel through Blue Ridge back home and the rest of us returned to Blairsville to visit the Home Town Pizza Parlor. We had another safe day of traveling in the Corvettes and 'enjoying the Corvette experience'. *********************** CGBRM's ROAD TRIP 2009 Corvettes to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon Gene announced the planning of a 'round-trip' Corvette cruise from Blairsville, GA to Grand Canyon, AZ in July of 2009. The cruise will leave Blairsville on July 11th and return on July 25th. Three members are already committed for this trip and if you wish to join this cruise - send an Email to CGBRM@alltel.net . An Email with detailed information will be distributed to CGBRM members before the end of this month (August). Briefly, we plan to travel around 400 to 450 miles per day maximum to include side-trips and sight-seeing on the way to and from the Grand Canyon. A basic travel plan (with preliminary cost estimates) is almost in place and this information will be in the Email submitted to upcoming Email message. CGBRM members attending this cruise will assist and contribute to the detailed planning of this trip.  CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS PAGE *********************** NEW MEMBERS *********************** Steve's Steak House - Blairsville, GA       *********************** Crusing to Fort Mountain State Park                   *********************** Ocoee Whitewater Visitor's Park               MTI Dyno Day & Open House -- Saturday -- August 16, 2008