Arrived at "The Deep Dark Woods" as Marley Girl would say a.k.a. our West Virginia home. We had a violent thunderstorm last night with about 4 inches of rain. We started the "Top down tour" top up........We are headed to Skyline Drive [View Full Entry]

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We started at the top of Skyline Drive and drove down through Shenandoah National Park to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We spent the night in Boone NC @ "Flintlock Campground" We saw four Bears...three in the woods and one crossing the road. [View Full Entry]

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On July 18th 2008 I got in my car and drove away. Again. But this time its a little different. I'm flying solo this time. And I have quite a bit more experience at this sort of thing than from the last time I drove across North America. This is the beginning of USA Roadtrip, take 2. 4 weeks, 4 distinct locations (and bits and bobs inbetween). And all by myself. After an easy 8 hour drive, I arrived in Elk Park, North Carolina. First destination was the mountains of North Carolina to do a little rockclimbing. Over the next 4 [View Full Entry]

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Headed out from Asheville today to make the long drive back to Washington, DC. Had planned to go to the top of Grandfather Mountain but it was a very, very hazy day and the entrance gatekeepers stated that visitability was basically zilch. Sooooo, that'll have to be a trip for another day. Headed over to Blowing Rock with the hope that visitability would be bearable once I got there. Blowing Rock is located about 100 miles from Asheville. According to the brochure, "The Blowing Rock is an immense cliff 4000 feet above sea level, overhanging Johns River Gorge 3000 feet below...the [View Full Entry]

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