Monday, November 8, 2010

And then, I spent five days driving

Five days on the Blue Ridge Parkway. And it was amazing.

On my way to the parkway, I went on a hike to some beautiful waterfalls:

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And then I was in the Great Smoky Mountains national park. A beautiful park I am sure, when you are not surrounded by a billion people, all clamoring to get in during the peak fall colors on the last weekend of the season. For me – it was madness, spending hours going two miles per hour around the scenic loops. I was restless, I was discontent. I drove through the park without enjoying myself. I spent the night in some boring town at a walmart where I fueled up and got ready for a day of driving in the mountains.

 

The next few days I was in heaven as I drove through bits of North Carolina, and most of Virginia. I’d stop in nearby towns when I needed some human interaction. Places like Asheville, Boone, and Forward Royal. I saw things like this as I drove almost the entire 500 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway:

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It recharged my spiritual batteries, and prepared me perfectly to spend a few days with my sis and her family in Virginia. A few days of romping around with six kids, and having a good ol’ time.

4 comments:

Catalyst said...

Nice photos. I thought your sister lived in Jerome.

Warren said...

I really like your waterfall picture, very nice. Great pics!

Phil said...

I love that picture of the mill on the stream. Can I use it to make some note cards?

TomboCheck said...

Cat - I have two sisters. One does live in Jerome. The other has a big family, and moves around a lot (hubby is in the Air Force). They are currently in virginia.

Warren - Thanks! The waterfall was great. I got there about 30 minutes before a whole bunch of people showed up, so had the place to myself.

Phil - It is released under a non-commercial creative commons license, so as long as the note cards won't be for sale - yes you may use the photo. :)