grandfather mountain peak

[Miss Critter]

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kurt]

Thanks for posting!

 

[Autumn Moon]

Wonderful pictures! Thanks for stirring up some great memories...
Grandfather Mountain is breathtaking. We went to Blowing Rock on our honeymoon and the locals said GFM was worth the trip. What an understatement! Pics are beautiful but to be there in person makes it really touching. Like Niagara Falls is different in person than the pics and then of course there are the SoWal beaches! Whenever I get across a walkover and look up...permagrin..."I can't believe we live here!"

 

[2bohemians]

Well, after your pics and the other thread, I think I might need to take a ROAD TRIP!

Did someone say ROAD TRIP

 

[sunspotbaby]

Were you really that close to a bear!

 

[aggieb]

Were you really that close to a bear!

heck no. it wasn't wild. there is a wildlife habitat there. that was the first time i had ever seen a bear, mr. aggb says i'm deprived, he went to school a semester in banner elk so he's seen them before. i overheard someone saying that if you see a bear in it's natural habitat, that they are not as "healthy" as the one in the photo. there was a beautiful bald eagle there as well, it was a little difficult to get a clear shot. we were total typical tourists yesterday, but it was funn.

 

[ASH]

Great pics Aggieb! I have a buddy in Pensacola who is heading that way on Wednesday. He was in the mountains over there last year about this time and showed me pics of waking up above the cloudline. Awesome!!!

 

[aggieb]

thanks ash, i really would have loved to have seen either the sunrise or sunset, i'm sure it was gorgeous.

 

[bluemtnrunner]

I lived at the base of Grandfather for 15 years. My kids were all born while we lived in Boone. We don't allow ourselves to visit anymore because it is so hard for us to drive away when the trip is over. I miss it so much, especially this time of year.

 

[DuneLaker]

We stayed with some friends who live on a golf course near Grandfather this August. Very beautiful. Also, saw some other SoWal friends who have a home with a waterfall for their backyard. How lucky is that. SoWal and Grandfather Mountain for homes.