When we traveled from the Great Smoky Mountains to Asheville we took the longer, beautiful route along the Blue Ridge Parkway; the most southern portion. Then we continued along the Blue Ridge Parkway when we left Asheville and drove north. We intended to take it all the way to the northern most point, but encountered days of fog and rain. Not the best conditions for driving on small, tight, winding, scenic parkways.
The few days we drove along the parkway were extremely beautiful. We were surprised that spring was only beginning in the mountain tops. Even though the trees were bare the bright, luscious spring green was stunning. We were at the Blue Ridge Parkway a little before the official season started, so most of the visitor centers were still closed.
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| Difficult children. :) |
The next several photos were when we hiked to Second Falls near Graveyard Fields. It was a perfect hike for our kids and I thought it was one of the most beautiful short hikes I've been on.
Other beautiful stops along the Parkway...
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| I had to document our usual lunch. I made tons of pb&j sandwiches while Brian drove over the course of our travels. |
The below photos are of our campsite at a state park in North Carolina. It ended up being our last night camping (not what we had planned) and we hurried home the next day. I will explain more about that decision in my next post.
