this year was also my first dragon event, i thought the itinerary was perfect. there was a great balance of activity to free time. i went on the high hills and hollers tour (i think that was the name of it) and i had a blast. one thing i think would be cool is to maybe have several drives starting at different times for the people that dont want to go on 1 long drive. as well as one big one like the cherohala drive. it kinda gives more of a variety like for instance u can have a drive leaving at 9am from the dragon and it be aproximately 2 hrs long and then when you arrive back to the dragon another drive starts at 11.. something like that.