Autumn in Carolina

[Zomby Woof]

From Pisgah National Forest, the birthplace of forestry management in the United States, in western North Carolina:








All photos by Nini. :-)

[buddhamama]

1. absolutely gorgeous !

I love that region of the country. Glad to have you back, my friend. You were missed. :hug: :loveya:

nini takes a mean picture. :)

[Zomby Woof]

3. Heya!

She does, but pics don't do it justice. There were some higher elevations with rich colors, and my Dad didn't stop at each overlook, lol. We were there at the peak time for the colors as we got closer to the Great Smokies. :-)

Good to be back and seeing you! :hug:

[underpants]

2. Nice

:hi:

[Zomby Woof]

6. Been 24 years since I ventured that way

I was due for a return to Appalachia. *Deliverance Theme* ;-)

[lizziegrace]

4. I love Western NC

The Biltmore, Asheville, Beech Mountain, Valle Cruces. Sigh...

Thanks for posting. :)

:hi:

[KFC]

5. Linville Gorge, Grandfather Mountain

Good memories

[lizziegrace]

7. Yep.

Lelapin was born in Spartanburg, SC. I love that area.

:)

[KFC]

9. Holy shit, I grew up there

Wouldn't want to go back at this point, but a great place for a kid. Plus it has the Beacon.:thumbsup:

[lizziegrace]

10. We actually lived outside Spartanburg

in Gaffney, home of the peachoid.

I loved the country and the region, but didn't like the people much.

[KFC]

25. At least you didn't live in Greenville

Thinking they are the NYC of the upstate. Bastards, all of them.

[Zomby Woof]

28. We didn't quite go down that far

Although my parents live near SC, and on our last visit, we went to Cheraw, the birthplace of Dizzy Gillespie.

It's like a cradle of jazz. We drove through Hamlet NC this visit, the birthplace of John Coltrane, which isn't far from Cheraw.

One of my best friends from way back was from Spartanburg, incidentally. :-)

[Zomby Woof]

8. I saw Asheville and Lake Lure for the first time

All of my previous ventures into western Carolina were further north, on I-40 and the Blue Ridge Skyway, which the latter we did hit the day of these pics. We did a lot of back roads travel, which is where you see the real sights. :hi:

[jus_the_facts]

11. I'm impressed...those're awesome pictures.......

...glad ya'll are home safe'n'sound....was a great time had by all?! :hi: :hug:

[Zomby Woof]

13. Hell yes

My nephew, who is now 5, couldn't leave me alone, lol! He is in the advanced reading group at his Kindergarten, and he read to me as much as I read to him. I went with my sister to pick him up at school each day, and he ignored her and went right for Uncle Laurin! :D We played chess (he made sure to teach me all of the different moves of each piece), played frisbee, shared an after-school snack of mini-moonpies and milk, and enjoyed the balsa wood airplane I bought him at Cracker Barrel, lol. The kid is a riot! Was sure tough saying goodbyes...

:hug: :hi:

[jus_the_facts]

21. Awww how precious....I bet is was hard havin' to leave....

....glad ya'll had fun though....how were your flights?! :D :scared:

[Zomby Woof]

23. We flew first class

Which made things SO MUCH better. On our way there, we had Vanna White sitting in the opposite aisle, one row in front of us. She was very nice (I am not a fan of her show, but it's hard to ignore a pop culture icon), no make-up, wearing a light blue warm-up suit, and no airs about her at all. We saw on the local news later in the week she was in Columbia, SC, for a charity event. I made her laugh with some cheesy joke regarding buying vowels and whatnot... she was very gracious in doing so, lol. This was as we were disembarking, and she was 'outed' by her seatmate, lol.

Flight back was a little bumpy, but nothing a few Jack 'n Cokes can't fix, lol. No celebrities on that one. ;-)

[jus_the_facts]

24. Well that's a cool story too....

...I can't stand Wheel o'Fortune which I call Wheel for 'tards :o....ahh yes indeed...if I were to get on a plane..it'd HAVE to be first class...some champagne would be in order to wash down the valium..and a nicotine patch on each jugular vein...then MAYBE I'd consider flyin'!! :evilgrin:

[shugah]

30. hey - wait a minute!

if you were in NC it shoulda been moonpies and RC! who you jivin' ZW? ;-)

i've not been to north carolina for a long time now. it's not nearly as convenient as when we lived in virginia - insofar as any trip on 95 can be convenient...

thanks for the pics!

[Zomby Woof]

31. Well...

My sister (smartly) doesn't let him drink sodas, and they were minis, which have fewer calories and such. :D

But having spent my own childhood in Chattanooga TN, the birthplace of Moon Pies, I can say that the RC/Moon Pie directive can only be violated when not in TN. So we got away with the little-known Carolina Loophole. :P :hi: Shugah!

[nini]

12. neener neeener nnneeerr... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

:-)


LOL

:loveya:

[Zomby Woof]

14. *snort*

Y'all come back now, ya hear? :loveya:

[nini]

18. LOL..big heads all around!

I am cracking up right now... hahahhahah



:hug:

[Zomby Woof]

20. Big heads 'n biscuits!

Cotton fields 'n cemeteries!

Amen Alleluia! :bounce: :P :hug:

[nini]

22. LOLOLOLOLOLOL

dammit.. people are wondering why I'm laughing. How can I explain that? *snort*


:9 biscuits!! those were soooooo good!

[lizziegrace]

15. Nini!!

:hi:

[nini]

16. lizziegrace!!

How're you doing????


:hi: :bounce:

[lizziegrace]

17. Peachy!!

:bounce:

You?

[nini]

19. Things are great... though I just did get to work after vacation.

That always stinks!


I should be getting some stuff done now, but you see where my attention is!


:-)

[idgiehkt]

26. is that Looking Glass Falls?

looks like it. Well, this is a sucker punch...I am so homesick. Glad you had a good time.

[Zomby Woof]

27. Yes it is

Such a crisp autumn morning too... the smell of the trees was wonderful.

[hfojvt]

29. nothing could be finer

than to have your ham and eggs in Carolina.

We need a challenge here for people from Maine and Wisconsin to post pictures, although it may be a little late for those northerners. My maple is still green.

[Zomby Woof]

33. I would like to see a Vermont autumn one day

They seem to be among the most beautiful, by reputation. But the ones in Appalachia are quite striking. Washington state has decent falls too, when the colored maples contrast with the evergreen firs and snow-capped peaks.

[Lex]

32. Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing those with us, ZombyWoof!

I have a trip planned to the mountains this coming weekend in the southern highlands of Virginia. Can't wait.

[Zomby Woof]

34. Hope you get to see some good colors!

Blue Ridge country just has that ancient beauty that needs to be appreciated time and again. :-)