Hi folks,
Andy and I are planning a trip to North Carolina in April - my sister lives near Asheville at the bottom of the Appalachians, and we will visit her and her family as part of the trip, but would like to do a little hiking and sightseeing around that.
We'll be flying into Washington mid-April, and back home after the early May bank holiday, so will have a good two weeks there.
I've been over several times, and have visited Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, Grandfather mountain, and done some solo day hiking while travelling dow the Parkway - I would drive a distance (40-60 miles usually), stop off at a camp site, pay the nightly fee and set up my tent, then walk the next morning whatever circular routes were around the camp area, and move on to the next spot.
Andy has never been, so this will be a first time trip for him! The only place he want to ensure we fit in is the Jack Daniel's factory in Tennesee!
Right now we plan to do as I did before, and get in some day hikes along the parkway, but does anyone have any suggestions? I would dearly love to get a hike of several days out in proper wilderness, but it would have to be an organised group as we're unfamiliar with the location and it's dangerous to go unprepared with local knowledge.
Andy and I are planning a trip to North Carolina in April - my sister lives near Asheville at the bottom of the Appalachians, and we will visit her and her family as part of the trip, but would like to do a little hiking and sightseeing around that.
We'll be flying into Washington mid-April, and back home after the early May bank holiday, so will have a good two weeks there.
I've been over several times, and have visited Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, Grandfather mountain, and done some solo day hiking while travelling dow the Parkway - I would drive a distance (40-60 miles usually), stop off at a camp site, pay the nightly fee and set up my tent, then walk the next morning whatever circular routes were around the camp area, and move on to the next spot.
Andy has never been, so this will be a first time trip for him! The only place he want to ensure we fit in is the Jack Daniel's factory in Tennesee!
Right now we plan to do as I did before, and get in some day hikes along the parkway, but does anyone have any suggestions? I would dearly love to get a hike of several days out in proper wilderness, but it would have to be an organised group as we're unfamiliar with the location and it's dangerous to go unprepared with local knowledge.
