Chris treated me to a get-away in the High Country this past weekend (13-16 April). He rented a cabin near West Jefferson, which we used as a home base from which to explore the area. We spent Thursday driving, settling into our accomodations, and orienting ourselves to the area; we made our way through an antique mall and visited the only cheese factory in NC. Friday found us breaking fast at Shatley Springs Inn in Crumpler before spending the rest of the day hiking at Stone Mountain State Park near Traphill and ending up with dinner at Todd Mercantile in Todd. On Saturday, we wandered about Valle Crucis and visited Mast General Store before back-tracking into Boone for lunch at Angelica's (a fantastic vegetarian restaurant). Chris showed me some of his old stomping grounds from his student days at Appalachian State U and we visited the Moses H Cone mansion on the Blue Ridge Parkway, then headed "home" to finish the day with dinner at the Mountain Music Jamboree in Glendale Springs. We sadly packed our things on Sunday and made our way down US-321 to Chris' grandma's house in Patterson (near Lenoir) for Easter dinner with some of his family before heading home for good.
I put a couple of photos of myself from the weekend in my Friendster profile, but more are available in my Flickr account; both are linked in My Favorite Links on this page. Enjoy! :J
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