Believe it or not, in all of our travels, Jim and I had never been to Asheville, NC. Since we were only about an hour away in Bryson City by the Smoky Mountains, we knew we had to pay it a visit. Tim and Amy, our nomadic friends from Denver, who were staying in Asheville at the time, invited us to join them for a visit. Because they invested in an annual membership, we were able to spend a day at the Biltmore as their complimentary guests.
Read MoreFor some reason I felt like we just had to visit the scenic Cades Cove Loop. It's supposed to be good for wildlife sightings as well as full of history. It's also very busy in the middle of summer…
Read MoreTubing is a popular activity in the NC Smoky Mountains. Our favorite spot for morning walks was right along Deep Creek, just about ten minutes away from our Airbnb. Looking down at the creek, we would watch people floating through the calm areas and laughing through the little waterfalls and rapids. After seeing how much fun everyone was having, we had to try tubing…
Read MoreWe spent more than two weeks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and did a ton of hiking. These are three of the hikes we did during our visit, including our second firetower visit and some early morning hiking after watching the sun rise…
Read MoreGoogle maps and Airbnb to scope out where we would want to spend time here in the good ol’ US of A. We wanted to minimize the amount of flying we would have to do but still spend our time in places with cooperative weather and plenty of interesting things to keep us occupied without crowds. I'm not a shopper so whether stores are open, masks are required, or any other hot issue didn't matter. I googled “best hiking towns” and found Bryson City, NC.
Read MoreWe’ve spent the past several weeks doing a family visit tour of the southeastern US: Tampa, FL; Beaufort, NC; and Seagrove, FL. We sure are lucky we have family in some pretty great places to visit!
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