Straddling the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, Great Smokey Mountains National Park protects a serene section of the greater Appalachian Mountain Range. The Smokies get their name from the low lying clouds which frequently flow through their valleys an pulse over their peaks. The interior of the park is accessed by driving the winding Read More …
Category: North Carolina
The Birth of a Man & The Birth of Aviation
4/16/15 Yesterday was another happy little accident. I started the day by cooking bratwurst and eggs in the parking lot of George Washington’s Birthplace National Monument (site / wiki). I was the only visitor there when the doors opened at 9am. It surprised me then, but it doesn’t now. Washington only lived there Read More …
Overnighter in Hendersonville, North Carolina
3/31/15 I switched things up Thursday night (3/26/15) and stayed in a neat mountainside home in Hendersonville. I found Tom Henry through the Couch Surfing app. He accommodated me on late notice, and set me up with a flip out bed on the first story of his house.
The Great Smokey Mountains NP (NP #13), North Carolina / Tennessee
I stayed in Asheville Wednesday night (3/25/15). Thursday morning I continued on the Blue Ridge Parkway into the Great Smokey Mountains National Park (map / wiki). Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina (State #14)
3/27/15 I found out from a friend in Columbia, South Carolina that The Carolina Cup is this Saturday in the nearby city of Camden. It’s a horse racing event with a reputation