When researching hikes near our cabin in Pisgah National Forest, I kept coming across Devil’s Courthouse along the Blue Ridge Parkway. However, what we didn’t realize was that the Blue Ridge Parkway closes every winter. Due to the high elevation, the Parkway can get so much snow and ice that driving on it becomes treacherous. […]
After a wonderful Christmas in Williamsburg, we packed up the car, and hit the road again. The next stop on our road trip was a tiny cabin in Pisgah National Forest near Balsam Grove, NC. We were sad to leave our cozy apartment, so we got a late start. That coupled with the a 7.5 […]
After spending a few days in Charleston, we headed north to Williamsburg, Virginia. I had been to Williamsburg a long time ago and really enjoyed it, but I was unsure what it would be like during the holidays and a pandemic. Would it be crowded? Would it be enjoyable walking around in the cold? Since […]
The 2020 holidays sure were different. Understandably, neither of our families wanted to host Christmas. Having a large gathering indoors isn’t the smartest thing to do during a pandemic after all. So, Nisheet and I decided to take a road trip and put some miles on our new Subaru Forester. We were itching to get […]
Like we mentioned in our last post, Cades Cove is a must when visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But, because it is so popular, it can get extremely congested. We were lucky to visit on a slow day, and even then there were some serious traffic jams on the one-way road. If you […]
If there is one place in the Smoky Mountains that everybody talks about, it is Cades Cove. It was obviously an absolute must on our list. This area features spectacular views of the valley along with some excellent opportunities to see wildlife. Another big attraction is the houses from when the original settlers used to […]
On our first full day in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we decided to tackle Chimney Tops Trail. This is a very popular trail, and we were told to arrive no later than 9am if we wanted a parking spot. And when we pulled up at 8:59am, we snagged the very last spot. Wohoo! […]
We had a lovely anniversary weekend at our cozy cabin in the Georgia mountains, but it was time to head north to the Great Smoky Mountains. We were super excited to camp for the next 4 days in the national park, and had a jam packed itinerary. It included hiking to waterfalls, driving through Cades […]
Nisheet and I were supposed to spend our anniversary this year on an Alaskan cruise. I spent hours researching the trip, and we booked almost a year in advance. And then the pandemic happened. Sound familiar? Yep. This was the second year in a row that our Royal Caribbean cruise was cancelled because of Mother […]
With half a day left to explore Los Angeles before the final night of wedding festivities, we headed for the downtown. We had been to Venice Beach, Malibu, and the Griffith Observatory, but we couldn’t say we explored the LA area without visiting LA itself. Being that LA is 2nd most populous city in the […]
