Monday, August 21, 2006

Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest

On Tuesday we went Northeast of Asheville along the Blue Ridge Parkway which is an amazing road which travels over 480 miles from start to finish at Cherokee. It folllow the Appalachian Mountain's from Virgina. It would appear that this road had just reopened after the winter period as there was still snow and ice streams to be seen. The mountains are aptly named 'Smokey Mountain's as there is a haze over them for most of the time. The drive was quite beautifull as the road reaches over 6000 feet. .On Wednesday we travelled South West to Cherokee and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Lunch was at Subway, and dinner was a steak at the Outback Grill.
Enough about food, the journey on these two days was very enjoyable and we were able to appreciate many of the sights of North Carolina.