Friday, September 3, 2021

Good afternoon. It’s been an absolutely beautiful day here in North Carolina. We’ve had a case of cabin fever and decided on a drive today. Mark and I had been to Mount Pisgah many years before with Paula. We remembered it being a beautiful drive. LaDonna and Wayne all had never been so we loaded up the truck with the Scotties and took a drive down the Blue Ridge. 

It was a spectacular view and we stopped at all the overlooks along the way. When we got to the restaurant at Pisgah Inn we walked the dogs. Mark and I didn’t remember all the other buildings around, just the restaurant and gift shop. Things have changed so much. We took some snacks with us and ate them at the truck before heading back down the mountain. There were a lot of motorcycles out today, and no wonder, the weather was perfect 72°.

Plenty of overlooks … and to let the faster traffic by.

The drive from our campground to the Blue Ridge Parkway took us along the devastation route of hurricane Fred. There was horrific damage from the Pigeon River flash flooding! Homes have been moved off their foundation, and trees down. All along the road crews were working to maintain and clean up. Piles of furniture and debris were all along the road. 

Sad. Twenty-two died in the area.

Back at the campground, more people have flooded in for the Labor Day weekend. The park is nearly full now. LaDonna and Wayne are cooking tonight … Mark and I relaxed for a couple hours before going over for salad and dinner.