The deep freeze across the east has lasted long enough for some of the local waterfalls and even parts of the French Broad River to freeze. This doesn't happen every year, we need sustained weeks of sub-freezing temperatures for the ice to form around running water. It was 27 degrees F (-2C) last weekend when …
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Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway
We love driving the Blue Ridge Parkway, and these pictures are from a drive we did last July. There are a number of neat tunnels on the parkway, fun to honk the horn as we go through with our car club. I haven't shown the tunnels before, so now is a good time to show …
A walk along the river
Last weekend was busy, but we made time to take a breather along the Broad River near Chimney Rock, NC. Sometimes you just have to stop, take in the beauty that is on this earth and breathe. Beautiful, isn't it? Spring is really coming along, the trees are greening up, as the flowers are changing …
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