Finally, A Nice Spring Day In NC Mountains
It’s been a long cold winter….maybe the winter wasn’t so bad, but January didn’t end until…April!!
Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP)
Mabry Mill Virginia – A Snowy Experience
Well, just a week after we enjoyed several days in the 60’s and 70’s, change came like it often does. After 4 solid, I mean solid days of rain, it was coming to an end Thursday night. However, some arctic air slipped in with just enough time to cover most of the triad with a …
Roaring Fork & Setrock Creek Falls….Just More To Love About The Mount Mitchell Area!!
One of my favorite routes to the NC mountains includes traveling via I-40 to exit 86 in Marion, then routing my way to NC Hwy 80. The route that NC 80 takes once it winds past Lake Tahoma, is one that is straight out of a Forza video game. The crazy twists, turns, narrow & …
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October Hike To Crabtree Falls
Well, it’s now October in the NC high country. Leaves are beginning to change, and a chill is slowly pushing the heat away, as temps now struggle to reach 70. These are some of the best hiking conditions Mother Nature will have to offer. On this day, the 3rd of the four waterfalls I visited …
Hike To The Devil’s Courthouse – Sinfully Beautiful
It was one of those lazy weeks in late September. A few of us from work had a Wednesday off and no idea how to utilize it. Someone suggested that I take the group hiking to see some waterfalls. I thought this was a splendid idea. I had a course in mind and off we …
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Skinny Dip Falls
Finally! Finally! I have passed this location numerous times, seeing tons of cars parking at a prime Blue Ridge Parkway Overlook location, only to see them walking the “other” direction. Several times I have wanted to park here only to find no space available, still with no one looking at the overlook. The location I …
The “Waterfallmobile” Rides Again
I have been sidelined for a few weeks now. My beloved Accord, or the “Waterfallmobile” began crying for help. It seems this spring and summer have been hard on it. Lots of falls, many a trail this ride has delivered me to, never with a complaint. Not even the steep winding dirt roads, that some …
Grandfather Trail To Macrae Peak
Grandfather Mountain was the site this past August weekend for the most rugged, craziest hike I have completed to date. I have been on some hikes that had steep inclines/declines. I have been on hikes that required ladders to climb large boulders. I have even hiked to Calloway Peak, the highest point on Grandfather Mountain …
The Linville Rages!!
I was here only 3 days ago. I normally do not go to the same place back to back. As it happens, I found myself driving through the Linville Falls on the Parkway on my way to another destination. I got a quick glance of the Linville River, and noticed it was quite high. I …
Linville Falls – Plunge Basin View and Linville Gorge View
Linville Falls and Gorge is one of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s top attractions. Linville Falls has the distinction of having the highest volume water flow of any NC waterfall, although it is certainly not the biggest or highest. With a nice gift center, restrooms, large parking lot, and numerous trails on both sides of …
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