Friday, November 8, 2024

Waynesville, NC - 1st week on November

Another beautiful week weatherwise, more like Summer than Fall.  We take one last walk on Junaluska Lake

A few colorful holdouts

The Roses are still doing well

Walking you can see some of the damage that was done during the flood.  Pillars and fencing fell down

A break for Tucson, who is well camouflaged

More storm damage


Still having dental work and going on 4 months of protein shakes.  An appt this week to get time frame for finishing up.  Pained this for my Dentist 

Another ride to see if the road to Balsam Mountain is open.  Maggie Valley is decorated for Fall



Road is still closed, but a young lady volunteers to take a picture of us.

I can see for miles and miles

Saw one line Elk along the way


Our friends Patti and Dale are back from Florida to close their RV up.  We still have some beautiful weather so we take an ride up 276 to the Blue Ridge Parkway because they've opened another section.

The Gateway to most of our rides


Francis Mill again



More road damage

this used to be a Fish Hatchery


This beautiful home has its front yard filled with rocks and boulders right to the door.





We reach the Parkway and it's a beautiful ride








We get a great view of Looking Glass Mountain



When the rock surface gets wet or covered in ice it looks like a mirror


We got as far as Graveyard Fields and hoped to return via 215, just a mile down the road but the entrance was closed so we turned around

A great ride and probably our last.  We will be winterizing the 5th wheel and moving into our Class C.  We are taking a trip to the coast to Cedar Point Campground, North of Wilmington NC for a week before returning here for hopefully the final phase of my dental work!












Thursday, October 31, 2024

Waynesville, NC - Last week October

Can't believe a the Season is over!  We will have to stay past November 1st while my dental work gets done.

We hear they've opened up 276 to the Blue Ridge Parkway 

so we hop on the bike

 
Go past the Francis Gristmill

Still lots of color out

The Pigeon River here has moved too.


Some washouts of the road along the way 




The side of the road washed away down to the river


We make it to the Blue Ridge

But it's closed in both directions 


Another ride with friends for lunch in Bryson City and the a ride to Nantahala Gorge







We decide we'll come back here and do a Whitewater Rafting.




They open the Parkway by us down to Great Smokey Mountains NP.  We donated short ride to go up to Balsam Mountain 


Only to discover that it is closed at the Masonic Temple Memorial.

So we turn around and dead the other way to Waterrock Knob 


A nice clear view