Outside Blowing Rock, pay a visit to Moses Cone Manor (Milepost 294.1), also called Flat Top Manor, a grand 1901 Colonial revival mansion built by a local textile magnate. Construction began here at Cumberland Knob in 1935, part of Roosevelt’s New Deal, and the entire length of the highway was finally completed in 1987.Ĭourtesy of Moses Cone Manor/Shutterstock You’ll cross the North Carolina border along the road’s inaugural section. Along this segment of the Parkway, the road is softened by elegant curves and long, expansive views. Its cheeses are sold at Chapters Bookshop & Wine Cellar, right in Galax.įire up your favorite music or tune in to a good podcast, because you’ve got the next 75 miles to listen and enjoy the scenery until the next stop in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Meadow Creek, a small dairy in the area, produces organic, cow-milk cheeses that have a cult-like following among discerning palates. ![]() The music you hear will be top-notch, down-home gold. Galax is the lodestar for bluegrass musicians and their fans precisely because of this museum and for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention held the second week of August every year. Highlights: Fresh cheese, mountain music, and historic manorsĪfter your treetop slumber, get back on the Blue Ridge Parkway and make your way to Milepost 213, near Galax (pronounced GAY-lax), to see what’s going on at the Blue Ridge Music Center, a casual museum dedicated to mountain music where midday pickup shows with local string bands are an everyday occurrence.Day 4: Meadows of Dan, VA, to Blowing Rock, NC Take in the sunset and sweeping views of the Kibler Valley from your private deck in the trees. The resort’s unusual menu of activities includes tree-climbing, sporting clays, archery, and stargazing at an observatory in the main lodge.Įven with all the diversions, you’ll want to turn in early to linger longer in one of the property’s unique tree-house cottages, featuring all the modern amenities of lavish hotel rooms, but built high up in the canopy of beautiful old trees. Returning to Little Wenatchee River Trail #1525, Meander Meadows Campground Access Trail crosses the meadows, starts climbing, and is soon in the low, lush bushes, where it meets up with Little Wenatchee River Trail #1525.With plenty of time left to enjoy the day, grab an early check-in at Primland, a luxury mountain resort sprawled across 12,000 acres near the Blue Ridge Parkway (exit at Milepost 177.7). Therefore, when you want to continue on Meander Meadows Campground Access Trail and return to Little Wenatchee River Trail #1525 watch carefully for this trail's sharp, but faint turn back towards Little Wenatchee River Trail #1525. At its low point, nearest the trail camp, Meander Meadows Campground Access Trail becomes faint and there are several other side paths into the trail camp. ![]() Meander Meadows Campground Access Trail starts by leaving Little Wenatchee River Trail #1525 and descending through lush, low bushes and brush that give way to grassy meadows as one nears the trail camp. Both ends of Meander Meadows Campground Access Trail are signed with arrows pointing to Meander Meadows. ![]() It is a bypass trail from Little Wenatchee River Trail #1525 that takes one to Meander Meadows trail camp, a wonderful place to stay. Meander Meadows Campground Access Trail is found around the 5.5 mile mark along Little Wenatchee River Trail #1525.
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