Mountain Trip '11

This year, we decided to head to Jefferson, NC. We actually stayed in a cabin outside Piney Creek. That was about 30 minutes from anywhere. We thought we were lost getting to the cabin on gravel roads!

View from cabin

Friday night we grilled chicken and watched Hocus Pocus. The cabin didn't have heat- only portable heaters. When we put them in the bedroom and turned them on, the power went out. Now, we are in the middle of nowhere with no cell service. We can only imagine things from horror movies. Yeah, we blew a breaker (not the only time during the weekend!) Funny now.. not so much then!

Saturday, I made hashbrowns, biscuits, and veggie protein (always look closely when buying things at Whole Foods!) We headed to Mouth of Wilson, VA. The drive was beautiful! We drove on a gravel road along the New River.  We headed on to Grayson Highlands State Park. We hiked some and even saw snow!

After hiking up a steep mountain, we decided to head to Jefferson to find some food. We ended up in West Jefferson at a pizza place. It was so good! We headed back to the cabin to watch some football. We grilled steaks, then headed to the Spooky Forest. We had seen signs for it, but no real address. I typed in part of the address in every city around and picked one. And sure enough, after some gravel roads we ended up there! It wasn't too spooky, but it was cheap and the proceeds went to a good cause. And, again, it was in the middle of nowhere. We hadn't seen that many stars in a long time!

Sunday, we took our time heading home. We got on the Blue Ridge Parkway to near Boone. The colors were amazing. Pictures cannot really capture how beautiful it was!

We stopped at a cafe in Winston-Salem for lunch. I had pumpkin pancakes- delish! It was a great trip! Can't wait to see where we end up for next year's trip!

But before then, we will be heading to Boston with Clark and Amy!