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Camping at Peaks of Otter

Posted on 09/04/2023 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Virginia, Hiking, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy

Last minute change of plans redirected our camping trip from Hatteras to the mountains

Asheville, Mayberry, and Hungry Mother

Posted on 07/28/2021 in misc • Tagged with Travel, Camping, Virginia, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy, North_Carolina

A last minute trip is a blast

Blue Ridge Parkway Days 5-6

Posted on 09/17/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Hiking, Travel, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy, North_Carolina

Trip: 7
Total Nights: 19

On Friday morning we backtracked from Stone Mountain State Park to the Blue Ridge Parkway and continued our journey south at milepost 229. It was foggy and cloudy and the forecast was calling for rain, but we mostly stayed dry. You are starting to stay …

Blue Ridge Parkway Days 3-4

Posted on 09/15/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Hiking, Travel, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy, Virginia, North_Carolina

Trip: 7
Total Nights: 17

We got up early on day 3 and packed up to move on down the road, but not without some excitement. We had a sewage hookup at the site but for reasons unknown my gray water tank would not drain out the hose. It would …

Blue Ridge Parkway Days 1-2

Posted on 09/14/2020 in misc • Tagged with Camping, Virginia, Hiking, Blue_Ridge_Pkwy, Travel

Trip: 7
Total Nights: 15

We started our week long adventure on Labor Day. While everybody else was headed home to go back to work, we were headed west to the Virginia mountains. We entered the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 0 near Waynesboro VA. The plan for day 1 …