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Real Name: Dorothy
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Mountain Escape

by soccergrrl - last update: Nov 14, 2002

Our Fine Lodging
Last month (October, 2002) I headed to the mountains of northwest North Carolina with a friend of mine and her son (who turned 1 the day I arrived!). My friend's dad lives in West Jefferson, NC and we stayed with him and his wife. We started with a small but frosting-intensive first birthday bash, followed by a day trip along some of the Blue Ridge Parkway to Chimney Rock. It was great to get away from the SniperStress for a few days!
Three Generations
Our day trip south along the Blue Ridge Parkway to Chimney Rock was scenic and fun. The amount of color among the forests was very different from West Jefferson (where we began and where things were fairly far along), along the Parkway (at peak in many places and just gorgeous), to Chimney Rock (where there were still quite a few green leaves). You can see for yourself in my Chimney Rock travelogue.

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Pros:"Mountains, bbq, fresh air"
Cons:"Six hour drive away"
In A Nutshell:"Looking forward to Fall color!"
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Comments for soccergrrl about North Carolina
margaretvn Sat Sep 6, 2003 14:53 UTC
 great travelogue and lovely photos, Happy birthday!
bugalugs Thu Feb 6, 2003 09:23 UTC
 Lovely pics, and the blt and hot soup on a cold day sure sounds great!
lmkluque Tue Dec 31, 2002 23:38 UTC
 Beautiful photos Dorothy! I'd love to see this part of the country.
WFTR Tue Dec 31, 2002 18:52 UTC
 I grew up in this part of the country and appreciate your beautiful photos.

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