Linville Falls

We made it up to the mountains today! The scenery was beautiful, the Jeep performed without issues, and the weather was amazing. Definitely the makings of an excellent day!

The plan was to take highway 221 up to Linville Falls then hop on the Blue Ridge Parkway heading south – and that’s exactly what we did.

The Linville area was absolutely breathtaking. We got our first little bit of hiking experience for this trip at the falls as well. We were there around noon, and the weather was crystal clear and warm.

Seeing stuff like this is part of the reason why we are doing this whole adventure roadtrip thing – the world can be a beautiful place sometimes!

After an invigorating hike at Linville Falls, we headed down the Blue Ridge towards “Little Switzerland.” We had an amazing BBQ lunch, and then kept on going. The fall colors really are awesome. I was worried we might be a bit too late in the season, but the lower elevations were still so vibrant.

We tried as hard as we could to kill the car on the multiple snake turns of highway 80, but it kept going like a champ. We capped off a great day with some great burgers over coals at the campsite – living the life!

As I read over this post, it sounds way too cheery for my usual self. I guess some days things just work out, and this was definitely one of those days.