04.05.08
blue ridge parkway detour
Yesterday, the news said that there is a rock slide near Craggy Gardens on the blue ridge parkway. If you are traveling the parkway here you will have to take a detour. It should be cleared by next spring. Anyway, Craggy Gardens is a beautiful place to visit when the rhododendrons are blooming. the whole mountainside is covered with pink blooms. It actually called pink beds. Its located north of Asheville off the parkway and south of Mt. Mitchell. You can hike here too. But the trails are quite strenuous if you are out of shape. There are benches to rest along the trails though. You can take a picnic. There are tables, grills and rest rooms.