Thanks for the Support Guys(Gals?)!
Yup, it is easier to go through ATL on I 75 than around it on I 285, we do it all the time back and forth from Murphy, NC to Delray Beach, Fl (735 Miles, about 11.5 Hours).
The Dragon is about 90 mins from Murphy, maybe a little less.
See yo'all at the Dragon!

Bill (SF)
(Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean)