Still catching up:) Saturday October 26, 2019 we left the Blue Ridge Parkway in Blowing Rock, NC and headed to see my cousin Dan who lives in Charlotte. Almost immediately off the Parkway we were on a 4 lane road and back into civilization. Blowing Rock is at the gateway of the Pisgah National Forest. There were restaurants, specialty stores, lodge accommodations. There were people everywhere, parking lots full. I kept saying, "Look at all the people." After a week in the woods, it was culture shock I guess. The road quickly wound us down from the mountains. I was so glad we had 2 lanes in each direction, nice and wide for that decline. The mountains were still so pretty with the clouds coming up from the valleys. We actually stayed in Fort Mill, SC
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