We got up early and headed out with “Snowy” (as Louise has christened the car) onto the Blue Ridge Parkway, joining it about 170 miles into its 450 mile length. The speed limit is only 45 miles an hour so it is pretty slow going at some points. We stopped a few times to look at the views and the various attractions along the way which included a good little music centre where we listened to some live guitar / violin / mandolin folk music (the area around the parkway is home to bluegrass music).
Our campsite tonight is at Linville Falls, around mile 314, and at about 3000ft. The campsite is cheap but pretty basic (i.e. no showers). We’re also in more serious black bear country now, so the campsite required us to use bear-proof containers and bins.
Animals seen : 2 groundhogs, chipmunk, white tailed deer.
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