North Carolina Mountain Articles

It was two years ago today that I posted the first on this site.It’s been a long and a short two years…I can hardly wait to see what the next two will be like.

May is the World Bluegrass Month. Check out the Bluegrass Preservation Society and get your Bluegrass fix on a regular basis… BPS Radio Sun, 03 May 2008 9:30:00 -0500 Bluegrass Preservation Society Radio Show #180…

Charlotte Observer | 04/30/2008 | New, green gem by Blue Ridge Parkway VISITORS CENTER NEAR ASHEVILLE New, green gem by Blue Ridge Parkway RICHARD MASCHAL rmaschal@charlotteobserver.com VICKI DAMERON Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center. ASHEVILLE —…

The first time I heard Jon Randall sing this song I had to go straight to Amazon and buy the CD…Have a listen… When you are done with this one wander over to Walking…

Ever since I rolled my daily posting over to Coffee Muses I have felt like I was neglecting this site. Believe me it’s not because the dream isn’t still prominent in my mind. As a…

The Barn behind the Mast General Store in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. Taken on November 13, 2007. Processed with Photomatix Pro.

This is where I wish I was right now. A bottle of ginger beer and a rocker on the back porch of the Mast in Valle Crucis… Nestled in a secluded mountain valley, you’ll discover…

We have split our trip to the North Carolina mountains in two with a few days in Virginia where I sit in the Hotel Floyd blogging right now. The weather for the most part has…

We drove into the darkness on Sunday to get to Birmingham. The only observations from the drive on Sunday were we both commented on how dry Mississippi looked. It was a noticeable change right at…

Reading the muse from South Carolina has me holding out hope. There is a chance yet that our drive up the Blue Ridge in November might have a bit of color left… For a couple…

On the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge way up in northwestern North Carolina there sits a cabin. Built by hand in the 1880’s it is said by one Martin Brinegar for his bride Carolyn…

It’s that time of year again…As I find new links to fall photo’s I’ll add them to the list. Fall Color Report – Grandfather Mountain The Grandfather Mountain Website has posted new pictures every few…

This column from Barbara Damrosch came at a very good time.  It reminds me why I loved fall as a boy…The air is cooler but the overall feel is of warmth… When T.S. Eliot wrote…

Ray is promising a fall weekend for the northwestern corner of North Carolina. Forecasted low for tonight is 40 degrees. Fire up the wood stove, throw some logs in the fireplace, it’s time for some chili simmering on the stove. After…