We spent this weekend at about 3,500 feet in elevation in the NC mountains with our RV club - the Sams-O-Wake.
On Friday, we took some friends up to
Blowing Rock, North Carolina's oldest tourist attraction (it's over 250 million year old). It is called Blowing Rock because the rocky walls of the gorge form a flume through which the northwest wind sweeps up the mountain with such force that it returns light objects cast into the gorge. I didn't try it though. The scenery was nice, too. From there, we drove to Valle Crucis, NC to visit (and shop) at the original Mast General Store. This place is like going back in time. They even had an old-time band playing on the back porch.
On Saturday, our main goal was to show our RV friends the famous
Grandfather Mountain. This place has a mile-high swinging bridge that takes you over to the rocky summit of the mountain. We all crossed over the bridge but I was the only one who was brave (or stupid) enough to walk out on the rocks but the view from there was totally awesome! Then we traveled north along the Blue Ridge Parkway, walked under then drove across the Linn Cove Viaduct, and finally visited the Moses Cone House/Memorial Park before returning to the campground for dinner with the club. A fun weekend indeed!
On Friday, we took some friends up to Blowing Rock, North Carolina's oldest tourist attraction (it's over 250 million year old). It is called Blowing Rock because the rocky walls of the gorge form a flume through which the northwest wind sweeps up the mountain with such force that it returns light objects cast into the gorge. I didn't try it though. The scenery was nice, too. From there, we drove to Valle Crucis, NC to visit (and shop) at the original Mast General Store. This place is like going back in time. They even had an old-time band playing on the back porch.
On Saturday, our main goal was to show our RV friends the famous Grandfather Mountain. This place has a mile-high swinging bridge that takes you over to the rocky summit of the mountain. We all crossed over the bridge but I was the only one who was brave (or stupid) enough to walk out on the rocks but the view from there was totally awesome! Then we traveled north along the Blue Ridge Parkway, walked under then drove across the Linn Cove Viaduct, and finally visited the Moses Cone House/Memorial Park before returning to the campground for dinner with the club. A fun weekend indeed!
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