The Inn at Half Mile Farm Highlands

Dear Family & Friends,

Caroline and I had a brilliant day at the Great Smokey National Park, traveling through it from North Carolina to Tennessee across the state line. I will leave the pictures to tell the story. Off today to the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad and on to Columbia - as we move closer to the East Coast line.

Will leave the pictures to tell the story of the day,

Love Les & Caroline xxx

Hi All,

Today has been the first day of the road trip, the day started off with a trip back to the airport to collect the Hire Car. Car Hire check in was really quick, however, once at the Car pound, it then went slightly wrong,

Car 1 wasn't in the space and instead was a Kia with no GPS,
Car 2 (which was our car) was smashed up at the entrance.
Car 3 was a Toyota Corolla (which is twice the size of the UK Car) - and are ...

... great in the AM the first 1/2 of the ride it's hard to see the views.
2. You'll be tempted to take pictures when you first get off the train during the 1 hour break. Don't. Everyone else has the same idea. Take your break first. Then after 1/2 hour everyone will be taking their break and you can take pictures without crowds of people.
3. If you do take the PM ride at least this time of year the only thing that ...

It has been many years since I've been in Cherokee and little has changed except for the Casino which is undergoing major expansion. We were nestled into a nice RV park with a brook flowing through it. Cherokee is close to many attractions and we enjoyed our stay there.

... This place has been an attraction for tourists since the 1800s and performers have dared death by walking across the gorge with thousands of people looking on. The latest tightrope walker was Carl Wallenda, who in 1974, at the age of 65, took 20 minutes to make it across and stopped to do 2 handstands along the way (shown in the film). Great historical information about the dam, power generation, the rise and fall of tourisms and exhibits throughout.
Tallulah Falls, Georgia, United States jodieandandy

My daughter, Julie, her friend, Heather, and I went hiking at Table Rock State Park July 31. We hiked all the trails. It took 6 hours to do to the Pinnacle Mountain Trail, Mill Creek Falls Spur, Mill Creek Pass Trail, Ridge Trail, and the Table Rock Trail, plus 3 falls, 1 cut chin, and 1 bee sting, but we made it.

We take a day trip to Highlands, NC.  Yet another mountain town. A beautiful ride as usual.  To get there we go through Brevard and Cashiers.  All of these places near the Nantahala forest are upscale and dotted with streams, rivers, lakes and waterfalls.  Along the way we spotted Georges State Park and decided to take a slight detour to check it out and eat lunch.  Turns out the park is still under construction.  It's not entirely closed.  You can drive through it but most of the ...

Biked Big Rock Trail in Dupont State Forest. This was the first time on slickrock. Took a minor spill and ended up losing the back tire. A quick fix and we were back on the trail. We then headed towards my grandparents house in Illnois. On the way we stopped at Whiteside Mountain in Nantahala National Forest. We ...

... return trip (Northbound).

On this day we ran into various wildlife on the road: wild turkeys, ground hogs, squirrels galore, two deer, and a possum that actually played possum on us by laying frozen in the middle of the road as we approached it. Geeezzzz :o) Shortly thereafter we stopped at Otter Creek Recreation Area for lunch, and wouldn't you know it - they were having a special on canned road kill !!! Really !!!! Ha ha ha

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