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Ahh, the Blue Ridge Parkway in October. Only the best road trip in the USA. Ok, maybe not the best, but one of the best and certainly the best scenic drive for fall. This last fall I managed to drive almost all of the Blue Ridge Parkway (we skipped the section between Roanoke and Fancy…
Continue reading ➞ Top Tips For Driving The Blue Ridge Parkway In The Fall
While this is my second to last post on our time in Boone, this was actually the first thing we did there: hike to Hebron Falls on the Boone Fork Trail in Julian Price Memorial Park! This is about 20 minutes from Boone down the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the trail you take just…
Continue reading ➞ Hike To Hebron Falls On The Boone Fork Trail
Once I saw the Crabtree Falls hike I knew we had to do it. I had a busy day planned for us with Grassy Creek Falls, Crabtree Falls and one more nearby, but we only made it to the first two and this one was so much better! Don't get me wrong, Grassy Creek Falls…
Continue reading ➞ Hike Crabtree Falls Trail: One Of The Best Waterfalls On The Blue Ridge Parkway
Linville Falls. The falls I was most looking forward to on our October trip and they let me down. I kept seeing this AMAZING waterfall on every North Carolina waterfall or Boone waterfall list and I just had to see it. Falls cascading into a gorge surrounded by trees flaming orange and yellow. How could…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Linville Falls Trail In The Fall For Out Of This World Color
**This trail is no longer open to the public. It is under new private ownership and currently closed. Please respect that.** Why you can no longer hike to Grassy Creek Falls Grassy Creek Falls is on private property and the previous owners allowed hikers to enjoy them for decades. In recent years, however, things have…
Continue reading ➞ Hike Down, Down, Down To The Double Tiered Grassy Creek Falls In North Carolina
While we were in North Carolina almost every hike we did was to a waterfall. This wasn't totally on purpose but I did like it a lot. Well, today I'm sharing our one non-waterfall hike: the Rough Ridge trail! This is a nice moderate hike to one of the best views on the Blue Ridge…