Cool!
I really hope i will be free to make this meeting. It would be nice to join a club and wheel with people who you can learn from. so far, the most i've done with my FJ has been a little mudding and quite a bit of beach driving. i loved mud when i had my wrangler, but now i realize i actually don't really like it. i guess it's because i'm a little older now and am too lazy to wash all the mud off

so, some casual trail driving would be a nice change from the the monotonous beach driving. also, this would be a great way to learn proper spotting and recovery techniques.
speaking of trail driving, my bro-in-law is coming into town around Christmas and he is a long time toyota fan. currently, he's got a 2002(?) Tacoma with 35" BFG MTs, back in dallas. i wanted to take him out to Uwharrie while he is here, but when i looked on the website, it said they close the trails from Dec. 15 to april 1. Tellico may be a little too far for us, anyone know of something closer we may be able try out? looking for something within 2 hours driving distance from the Triangle area.