The best action plan if we go down to "the tail" is not going down as a large group but plan a time we will be meeting in the area and everyone makes their own plans. Say meet at Deals Gap Friday at noon. You want to leave with PANDA at 2AM Friday and drive straight there, OK. You want to leave Thursday morning and take your time making stops and spending the night somewhere, thats OK also. Unless there is only half a dozen people that commit to this trip we have found out that driving with large groups just gets us separated. I am not the one to leave someone and would hate for it to me be but if someone has a breakdown the entire group stays back also. I think heading down in smaller crews would be the best bet.