Tag: Mountains

  • Explore Black Balsam Knob: A Fall Hiking Paradise

    Explore Black Balsam Knob: A Fall Hiking Paradise

    A drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway and a hike at Black Balsam Knob … a must do activity, especially in the Fall in NC.…

  • Day trip to Grandfather Mountain, NC

    Day trip to Grandfather Mountain, NC

    It’s easy to think you’ve seen ‘everything’ after numerous trips to different locations in whatever area you live … but sometimes you can be surprised.…

  • Surprising Views and Peaceful Get-Away to Mt Cook, NZ

    Surprising Views and Peaceful Get-Away to Mt Cook, NZ

    Arriving at your destination after dark, is always a risk … mostly due to worries about finding the right place OK.  However, it can be…

  • Explore the Magic of Mount Sunday: A Lord of the Rings Journey

    Explore the Magic of Mount Sunday: A Lord of the Rings Journey

    Mount Sunday, also known as Edoras to Lord of the Ring Fans, is a remote hill in the Hakatere Conservation Park in Cantebury, New Zealand.…

  • Edoras (South Island, NZ)

    Edoras (South Island, NZ)

    It’s not often that you get to visit iconic locations from Middle Earth, but that’s what I did with my family this past weekend.  It…