Dear Hubby and I went to the mountains of Western North Carolina (WNC) this past weekend. We went last year around this same time. You'd have thought we would remember to check the Appalachian State Univ. football schedule! We didn't last year and we didn't this year. Yup, home games. Traffic was nuts. At least this year we checked the game time. We ate sometime during the second quarter so there was no one in the restaurants. We weren't so smart last year!
We stayed at the KOA in a Kamping Kabin which was great.......except for the 38 degree weather we woke up to. Luckily, KOA had put little space heaters in each cabin and we did take sleeping bags and extra quilts. Still.......getting up at 4:00 in the morning to run to the outhouse wasn't as much fun. Ok, so it's not really an outhouse but it was a separate building with no heat and no shower. Think of gas station bathroom.
We did a lot of sightseeing along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Most of the leaves had changed but it is still beautiful.
We stopped at an apple orchard somewhere along the way.....
And of course we had to eat breakfast at the Dan'l Boone Inn .....
some of the best country cookin' in the Carolinas!
We even did a little hiking!
All in all, a lovely relaxing weekend.....
Almost forgot......remember the vacation from he** ......when Dear Hubby decided to take me to Green Park Inn for my 50th birthday? Well, they have closed and are in foreclosure. Imagine that?! They closed in May, were up for auction in August and had a winning bid of $800,000 which didn't even meet the reserve. Such a shame after 100 + years in business and visited by dignitaries like Margaret Mitchell and US Presidents. You can read about it here. What a grand lady she was back in the day!
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Beautiful pictures - I haven't been to the mountains for a few years now - need to get back - especially after seeing your lovely photos
Hey Girl....you were about 20 miles from me!!!.....Sorry most of the leaves were gone...but...last weeks winds got'um....GLAD you enjoyed your stay....and i remember the vacation from HE**!!
Enjoy....LindaMay
ps....i want the green horse statue...
Fun trip! That KOA was one of the first ones we stayed when we got our pop up camper.
Is that a picture of Julian Price lake?
I think we passed the same orchards on our way to Boone.
Oh my!!! Sorry you have been ill! Not much fun for sure, but hopefully you are done with that old flu and won't see it again this winter!
Hey- I bet you ate breakfast at the Danl Boone with my son and daughter in law and her family that morning! How fun! we always try to do that in the fall, but hubby and I missed out this time around! Looks beautiful!
Thanks for the info on the Green Park Inn...we saw that a while back and wondered what had happened.
Hey, I linked a new friend I met on my blog....Nanbrook Farm in Lincolnton, NC....great shop!!!
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