I never sleep well the first night in a tent. I was a little anxious since a group camp of young kids were nearby and they were running around screaming at 9 pm. Just before 10 pm, I was getting ready to walk over to the campground host to ask him to ask the supervisor to quiet them down when it started raining and did the job for me. I tossed and turned until 1 am and finally dozed off until 5:30 am.
I made coffee and then headed out to find Jimmie and Stephen. We were planning to eat at Famous Louise’s Rock House Restaurant (not sure of her fame) near their lodge but it was closed on Tuesday. Instead, we headed to Linville and had breakfast at the Tartan Restaurant. I recommend their biscuits!
After breakfast, we headed to Linn Cove to see their famous “S” shaped viaduct. It seems to be some engineering marvel. It is 1,243 feet in length and was completed in 1987.
I heard the ranger tell some other visitors that the Blue Ridge Parkway was finished in segments and the viaduct was the last segment of the parkway completed. There are 153 segments to the bridge and only one is not curved in some fashion.
Next stop was Price Lake where Jimmie and I walked around the lake. It’s a beautiful hike, level, and for the most part shaded with Rhododendron. It was supposed to be 2.7 miles in length but Jimmie’s fit bit hit 3 miles about 3/4 of the way through.
We thought we would have to turn around half way due to flooding from information received from a ranger but it was pretty dry most of the way. By the end of the hike it was time for lunch and we headed to Blowing Rock for lunch at Six Pence Pub. Trust me, mayonnaise is a key ingredient in everything.
I said goodbye to Jimmie and Stephen and headed back to Linville Falls. I really appreciated their willingness to share their time with me along the Blue Ridge. It gave us more time together. We travel well together and hopefully there will be other opportunities.
On my return, I stopped at Grandfather Mountain, paid the $20 admission and headed for the top.
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At the top, you have a spectacular view of a condominium across the valley. Really, it was fun to cross the swinging bridge and the views were nice.
You could see clouds rolling over the top of the bridge. After Grandfather Mountain, I headed south on the Blue Ridge Parkway and made several stops to photograph the scenery and wildflowers and the headed back to Linville Falls.
I then decided to hike to the lower falls on the recommendation of the ranger. The views were spectacular. Until today, I didn’t realize what we had seen yesterday were the upper falls which were nice but small in height. The Lower Falls are far more impressive.
As usual, something was funny about the mileage. The Chimney View Overlook is supposedly 0.7 miles from the visitor center and the Erwin’s View Overlook is 0.8 from the visitor center. My gps said 1.07 miles. So double that and add 0.2 for the Plunge Basin Overlook and it was 2.16 round trip. The ranger called the hike moderately difficult and I would agree. Most of the overlooks are uphill.
Tonight’s dinner was chicken and noodles. I think I prefer the noodles with the beef version, but what can you say about dehydrated/freeze dried food other than it helps with constipation?
Tomorrow, I head South on the Blue Ridge Parkway for more waterfalls and hiking. Stay tuned.
Fred, the pleasure was all ours. It was great to see you and have you visit us. We can’t wait to have you in Greensboro again. Thanks for letting us join you on the Blue Ridge and appearing not to notice when we slowed you down. Hiking with you was great fun and your encouragement and tips were very helpful. You are the best. Jimmie and Stephen