Blue Ridge Parkway - Nov 2001
![Sunset over Looking Glass Rock from the Blue Ridge Parkway](tn0.jpg) Page 1 |
![Look closely and you'll see a red fox. I know it's grainy, but he was just out of flash range. Took quite a bit retouching just to see it.](tn1.jpg) Page 2 |
![Our Friday night Bed and Breakfast](tn2.jpg) Page 3 |
![The Inn was a beautiful Antibellum structure](tn3.jpg) Page 4 |
![Gorgeous 3D wooden pictures in our room](tn4.jpg) Page 5 |
![The mantle and a very nice painting](tn5.jpg) Page 6 |
![Polar bear skin over our bed](tn6.jpg) Page 7 |
![Claw foot tub converted to a shower](tn7.jpg) Page 8 |
![A wooden puzzle picture we really liked](tn8.jpg) Page 9 |
![Another nice painting (sorry about the flash)](tn9.jpg) Page 10 |
![More of the 3D wooden pictures](tn10.jpg) Page 11 |
![The infamous white squirrels of Brevard, NC](tn11.jpg) Page 12 |
![These squirrels are not albinos but normal squirrels that happen to be white.](tn12.jpg) Page 13 |
![Sam and Betty near the summit of Black Balsam Knob](tn13.jpg) Page 14 |
![Brad and Stephanie pose with the route of the Art Loeb trail behind them.](tn14.jpg) Page 15 |
![A great group of guys we met sporting their patriotism on the trail.](tn15.jpg) Page 16 |
![Mountains come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes.](tn16.jpg) Page 17 |
![Sam and Stephanie on the trail between Black Balsam Knob and Tennent Mountain.](tn17.jpg) Page 18 |
![A striking vein of quartz amidst a large granite outcrop](tn18.jpg) Page 19 |
![Our destination of Tennent Mountain is in view.](tn19.jpg) Page 20 |
![A closeup of Looking Glass Rock from the summit of Tennent Mtn](tn20.jpg) Page 21 |
![View to the west from Tennent Mtn](tn21.jpg) Page 22 |
![View northward to Shining Rock and Cold Mtn from Tennent Mtn](tn22.jpg) Page 23 |
![A closer view of Shining Rock (with the white quartz), and Cold Mtn in the background](tn23.jpg) Page 24 |
![The summit of Tennent Mtn from spur to the Art Loeb trail](tn24.jpg) Page 25 |
![I just love this view.](tn25.jpg) Page 26 |
![Sam surveys the view of the Davidson River valley.](tn26.jpg) Page 27 |
![Now we have got to hike back over Black Balsam Knob which lies ahead.](tn27.jpg) Page 28 |
![I wonder why they are called the Blue Ridge Mountains?](tn28.jpg) Page 29 |
![I know it's similar to the last one but I couldn't help myself.](tn29.jpg) Page 30 |
![Amazing granite rock formations on the side of Black Balsam Knob](tn30.jpg) Page 31 |
![Fascinating](tn31.jpg) Page 32 |
![Looking back to the summit cone of Black Balsam Knob](tn32.jpg) Page 33 |
![Beautiful boulder along the trail](tn33.jpg) Page 34 |
![The balsam spruce forest below we must hike through to get back to the car](tn34.jpg) Page 35 |
![Another interesting rock formation](tn35.jpg) Page 36 |
![Rugged rocks and old mountains](tn36.jpg) Page 37 |
![Sam, Betty, and Stephanie hike across a meadow.](tn37.jpg) Page 38 |
![Now entering the spruce forest](tn38.jpg) Page 39 |
![Clear blue skies and majestic evergreen trees](tn39.jpg) Page 40 |
![Fir, spruce, hemlock, or balsam - never can remember](tn40.jpg) Page 41 |
![Blue spruce](tn41.jpg) Page 42 |
![Looking up to where we were earlier](tn42.jpg) Page 43 |
![Huge forest fire somewhere near Great Smoky Mountains national park](tn43.jpg) Page 44 |
![Probably one of my favorite spots on Earth - Bubbling Spring Branch off NC Hwy 215](tn44.jpg) Page 45 |
![Hiking upstream along the falls](tn45.jpg) Page 46 |
![Crystal clear water and pools over 10 feet deep](tn46.jpg) Page 47 |
![One of many cascades along the stream](tn47.jpg) Page 48 |
![From the top of a drop looking back to the car](tn48.jpg) Page 49 |
![The stream gets narrow and rocky further up the mountainside.](tn49.jpg) Page 50 |
![Sam tests the water as the sun begins to set.](tn50.jpg) Page 51 |
![Pisgah Ridge from an overlook on the Parkway](tn51.jpg) Page 52 |
![Hemlock cones, I think.](tn52.jpg) Page 53 |
![Welcome to paradise.](tn53.jpg) Page 54 |
![I could've stayed here forever. No TVs, no phones, and wood-burning fireplaces](tn54.jpg) Page 55 |
![The sitting area in our room at Balsam Mountain Inn](tn55.jpg) Page 56 |
![The view out the window from the sitting area](tn56.jpg) Page 57 |
![The bed](tn57.jpg) Page 58 |
![The ceramic tub with soap that smells like a pine forest](tn58.jpg) Page 59 |
![The bathroom sink](tn59.jpg) Page 60 |
![The bathroom window](tn60.jpg) Page 61 |