Appalachian Mountain Adventure

After arriving in Charlotte and settling in at work, my roommates and I decided that we needed to get out of our town house for a weekend and explore other parts of North Carolina. We packed up the truck, and set out for a weekend of camping in the Blue Ridge mountains.





After finding most campgrounds full, we decided to drive to the Pisgah National Forest in the Blue Ridge mountain range. The Forest Service campground had spots open, so we set up and started hiking.






We ended the hike at this fire lookout tower. You can see us climbing the stairs.



We woke up early the next morning and drove to Chimney Rock State Park and hiked the Hickory Nut Falls trail.





After cooling off in the falls, we hiked 626 steps up to the top of Chimney Rock.