I Missed My Morning Reminder To Dream The NC Mountain Dream…

Every morning for a couple of months now one of the first things I would see in my email list was this reminder…

The reminder to enter gave me permission each morning to dream that dream that started this little blog. Do I think I’ll win? No bloody likely…But so what? For a few minutes [...]

A View to Hugh

Hugh Morton was a master at the art of photography. His image collection has been donated to the University of North Carolina where they are all being cataloged and digitalized. The good folks working on the project have a blog called “A View to Hugh”. Amber Couch was one of the archivists…She has posted a [...]

Miller house placed on historic register

From the news:

It’s more than a century old but it’s still providing family comfort.

The John Smith Miller house is Watauga County’s newest addition to the National Register of Historic Places, with the Victorian-style farmhouse in the Meat Camp area earning the recognition in January.

via Miller house placed on historic register – Watauga [...]

New Hiking Permit Policy at Grandfather Mountain

from the news…

As Grandfather Mountain completes its deal with the State of North Carolina the rules surrounding hiking permits to Grandfather’s trails will change. Once this deal is finalized, yearly permits will no longer be required to access trails from out of park trailheads. Until this happens, one day only permits are being issued [...]