Adventures and Such

  Covering 290 miles in North Georgia and Southeast Tennessee and climbing a leg-busting 33,000 feet, the Cohutta Cat is a figure-8 loop traversing the gravel, pavement, forest service roads, and single track of the beautiful and challenging Southern Appalachian Mountains and is the genius creation of Georgia-native, Daniel Jesse. The route was created as a slightly shorter alternative to the Trans-North Georgia Adventure (TNGA) and therefore avoids much of the TNGA route, purposefully. Find more information and stunning pictures at  Bikepacking.com - Cohutta Cat .  So, Fall arrived and it was time for another Bad Idea Club adventure. Yes, we already had one in the spring when we tackled the Monumental Loop in New Mexico, but there's nothing wrong with a bi-annual meeting. Unfortunately, Cody was the only one free to tackle the Cohutta Cat. But I had recently spoken to PJ Terry about his TNGA co-win and reached out to him and was happy to hear that he'd love to join us; he has