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Grand Father Mountain

May 28, 2022 / / 1 Comment

On Saturday, the group toured Grand Father Mountain with the famous “Mile High” Swinging Bridge. The winds were blowing around 35mph (56kph) and the winds blew in hard. It was an adventure. By the way, they only close the bridge when the winds get above 55mph.

Actual Photo while we were ther from a couple of guys who like to take action shots!

After conquering the bridge, we went to the Wildlife Habitat to see cougars (which no longer live in the wild on Grandfather Mountain), black bears, bald eagles, river otters and elk. These animals were all rescued and could no longer survive in the wild.

Visits: 25

Boone KOA Campground

May 27, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Pam and I really liked this campground. Our site (G4) was a bit tight for our trailer and truck, and was almost 3″ unlevel side to side, but everything else was great. Every site had picnic table and portable fire pit.

Friday night, we had a group dinner at Dan’l Boone Inn, a huge family style dinner. No one went home hungry.

Saturday, the group went to Grand Father Mountain.

Sunday, we had a group “Bring Your Own” cookout and campfire. 4 grills were setup for people to grill their own food, and every people brought a dish to share.

Monday, 16 People and Bella hiked the Bone Fork Trail.

Tuesday, some of us went back to Grand Father Mountain. Pam, Celeste and I took the trail to MacRae Peak.

Wednesday, the group rode the Virginia Creeper Bike Ride. a 17-mile ride down 2,000 feet of elevation.

Visits: 23

Travel Day 3 – Partly Cloudy

May 27, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Drove from Spruce Pine, NC (Milepost 334) to Boone, NC (Milepost 280)

Our drive was much more enjoyable. The fog was gone, although it did rain a bit.

We saw man-made Price Lake and damn which was cool. Linda got some great pictures of our Airstream. The Linn Cove Viaduct was also amazing.

Visits: 17

Linville Falls

May 26, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Pam joined a small group of people for an easy hike to the Linville Falls with 3 separate viewing areas.

Visits: 28

Bear Den Campground

May 25, 2022 / / 0 Comments

We are staying 2 nights @ Bear Den Campground in Spruce Pine, NC. Another very nice campground with lots of things to do and hiking trails.

The first night, we had a cook-out with Hamburgers and Hot dogs. Afterwards, Pam and Kelly hosted a campfire in our site (C01).

Thursday morning there was a group breakfast serving Oatmeal with Ice Cream. this is an Airstream thing. New to us, but it was different, but tasty.

Pam took a hike to Linville Falls (separate post).

Visits: 27

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