vacation excursion #4 :: blue ridge parkway

It was our last day in Asheville and we were headed north. Towards home. 

But not without a final excursion/adventure to complete the vacation. 

Welcome to the Blue Ridge Parkway!

It was a breathtakingly beautiful drive. 

This here picture was taken with my cell phone. 

Love how you can still see all the different hues of blue and the layers of mountains.

We were driving when the Turkey leaned out of the car window to get this picture of the lake.

He didn't use my cell phone. Thankfully.

Cute. But we forgot to take off our glasses. 

But it's also kinda cool because of the reflection of the clouds on the lenses.

Aha! No glasses. Squinting in the sun, though. 

And the breeze meant the Turkey kept getting my hair in his mouth. 

Eeeuw!

Purdy! 

He kept moving the camera and cutting me out of the picture! 

We laughed. 

Or, as it looks like, *I* laughed! 

 

 The Parkway is a 2-lane, twisty, turny road cut through the mountains. 

The speed limit is 45mph but we barely ever got that fast. 

The views were just too gorgeous to miss. 

So after about 30 miles on the Parkway -- and 2.5 hours -- 

we took the first exit we saw. I can't tell you where it went, but it was 

No Man's Land. Maybe even No Mountain Man's Land. 

There were a few trailers every once in a while, but no cell service, 

and definitely no amenities. 

We just kept going NW until we found the interstate. :-) 

And we were home 7 hours later. 

It was a GREAT trip! 

Four* thumbs up for Asheville and its environs!

*two thumbs from each of us