Boone, North Carolina

On the road about 9 for the six hour drive to Boone. It's the Memorial Day weekend so traffic expected to be heavy. We stopped at Cumberlnad Gap National Historical Park for lunch - a beautiful setting. We stopped at an overlook and then continued along the Blue Ridge to Boone. The countryside was green and lush and the mauve Catawba rhododendrons were in flower everywhere.
First shot is our lunch stop at Cumberlnad Gap, next one is a Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Blue Ridge and next three of the spectacular views.Read more