The Babes just returned from a fabulous four day retreat. We drove two vehicles in order to do car switches along the Tanawha trail. In order to facilitate communication, one sister brought walkie-talkies and we all adopted “handles”. Firepink and Nettle drove, Bluet and Clover navigated and kept the communications going.
Day one: We drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway and stopped for lunch at the Linville picnic area.
Day one: We drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway and stopped for lunch at the Linville picnic area.
After lunch we continued north to the Parkway Craft Center at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. The views were spectacular. The sky was a clear intense blue, as is sometimes seen on a crisp fall day. We hiked up a gravel road through woods and meadows to the firetower (about 5.5. miles roundtrip). From there we could see out in all directions, including the campus of Appalachian State University.
We hiked back down in the beautiful amber light of early evening. After picking up essentials at Earthfare in Boone, we headed to Blue Ridge Village to settle in.
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