Day 246

After a good night's sleep we were off again to explore. Someone had told me the evening before about a couple of "must sees" on the parkway so we started out there since the hotel was only a few minutes away from an entrance. One place was called Craggy Gardens. The other was The Mount Mitchell State Park which boasts the highest point east of the Mississippi River. After visiting those, we headed off to a place called Chimney Rock where they have an observation area on the side of a mountain. It also features a 400 ft. waterfall. We hiked to the base of the falls. It was well worth the trip. We did take the 25 story elevator to the obsevation deck though. We had done enough climbing for the day. Today's picture is from the trail to the waterfall. By the way, as soon as I get through them all, I will be posting some N.C. pictures at another site. I'll give you a link as soon as I get it together, probably later today or tomorrow.