▁with ▁multiple ▁warning ▁signs ▁posted ▁at ▁each ▁major ▁intersection . ▁ ▁In ▁Mc D ow ell ▁County , ▁NC   8 0 ▁begins ▁in ▁the ▁Ple asant ▁Gard ens ▁community , ▁located ▁west ▁of ▁Mar ion . ▁ ▁Go ing ▁north , ▁it ▁soon ▁arriv es ▁at ▁Lake ▁T ah oma , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁a ▁private ▁lake ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁notable ▁stone ▁building ▁situated ▁in ▁it , ▁connected ▁by ▁cause way . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁western ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁lake , ▁the ▁highway ▁h ugs ▁along ▁Buck ▁Creek ▁to ▁the ▁Sun ny v ale ▁community , ▁where ▁it ▁then ▁begins ▁its ▁as cent ▁up ▁Sing ec at ▁R idge . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁ ▁has ▁numerous ▁ 1 8 0 - deg ree ▁turns ▁and ▁is ▁recommended ▁to ▁drive ▁carefully ▁along ▁this ▁section . ▁ ▁At ▁Buck ▁Creek ▁G ap , ▁NC   8 0 ▁connect s ▁with ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Park way , ▁where ▁travel ers ▁may ▁continue ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁towards ▁Mount ▁Mitchell ▁State ▁Park ; ▁the ▁location ▁also ▁features ▁an ▁over look ▁and ▁is ▁where ▁both ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ▁() ▁and ▁the ▁Y ance y ▁County ▁line ▁cross . ▁ ▁From ▁Buck ▁Creek ▁G ap , ▁NC   8 0 ▁desc ends ▁into ▁the ▁Bus ick ▁community ▁and ▁then ▁along ▁the ▁South ▁To e ▁River . ▁ ▁Near ▁Ham rick ▁is ▁the ▁Carolina ▁Hem lock s ▁Rec re ation ▁Area , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁P is