I’ve been slacking on this blog so will be updating it in bulk a little after the fact… after DC we spent a few days in Brevard again and then ventered even more West toward Boone.
This trip to Beach Mountain was amazing, and although it wasn’t super eventful as it was basically just Cody and I holed up in a condo on top of a mountain leaving the house to hike and visit vineyards/breweries/concerts/the grocery store. We had an amazing condo with the best mountain views of any where I’ve ever stayed.
The best part was definitely the Grandfather Mountain hike. We went over the rickety ass bridge but that was not the best part. The hike involved 8 or so ladders… I made it all the way up to the second to last one and realized I had to crawl out onto a ledge and was totally OUT and had to have Cody help me back down. That was scary as can be… I don’t mind heights but ledges are not my thing with my terrible balance. Cody took my camera though and there’s a few photos from the very top.
We also hiked the Emerald Outback Trail, Lineville Falls, and a super steep trail in Tennessee that I can’t remember. We tried to counteract the fact that the town was super dead with a lot of activities. We saw Corey Smith in Boone, went on a hayride to a winery, watched a lot of football, visited a a brewery in Banner Elk, picked out an awesome pumpkin and a few other random adventures.
We spent an entire month there, leaving just a few days before planned after getting invited to a friends Halloween party (totally included our family constume in this post because it’s perfect.)
Cody and I have traveled to all different types of areas but I think it was this trip that really made me realize how much I loved the mountains and really wanted to settle down in Western North Carolina for sure.
Linville Falls
Our condo was right next to the resort so we got to walk right over a bunch to let the dog run and enjoy the empty town
Cody matched our umbrella hahaha
This was the hike in Tennessee
In the winter you can take the lift to the top of the mountain and there’s a bar there. We drove up and the bar wasn’t open or anything but a great view!
I’ve never seen so many deer in my life than the month we spent here. And they were so friendly and not scared of humans at all.
This was the hayride to the winery… super basic but so fun! We did a wine tasting and we only broke one glass! We’re getting so fancy in our travels
This is Codes on the second to last ladder… I made it up that one too but he actually got out on the ledge 🙂
Like I said I’m scared of those ledge things…
And then we headed to Raleigh for an NC State game and a super fun Halloween party!
Out of the Office 