What happened to Lake Junaluska?

On the way to Maggie Valley a few weeks ago, Kristie and I passed Lake Junaluska.. To our surprise almost all of the water was out of it..Doing work to the lake? They're definately doing something to it..

Going up Roan Mountain 2

Well at this point, Kristie and I proceeded up the mountain..The farther up, the more snow we ran into..Enjoy the pics below.. They will tell the rest of the story..



The trees are looking kind of icy..

We were getting close to the top at this point..

The higher we went, the more snow appeared..

We've made it to the top..

Winter wonderland..

While we was on the top of Roan, we rode around for a few minutes..

We came up from the Tennessee side and went down on the NC side..

Going up Roan Mountain

Today Kristie and I came from the high country after being up there this weekend. BTW -we had a WONDERFUL time!! Well, on the way home, we decided to go to Roan mountain which is one of our favorite mountains..We had a good time and I'll be posting more pics of Roan mountain on the next post..So stay tune.. :>)


Beautiful view on the way up the mountain...

You wouldn't believe how much snow was on it..

Leaves falling off the trees..Leaves blowing in the road..This is how fall suppose to be but we knew that winter like weather was just ahead..

Half way up Roan mountain Kristie and I stopped at out favorite spot..

Coleman Boundary (Big Ivy)

Saturday Kristie and i went for a little drive towards one of our favorite areas- Barnardsville..We drove until we came to Big Ivy.. I've been to this point before but never went no further then the entrance UNTIL this day!! Read the General Info about the area..

This object in the photo below struck both of us as odd.. It looks like a piece of sheet metal right in the middle of the ravine.. It was very shiny and metalic looking..We ruled out water and we debated about a vehicle or an appliance of some sort.. But anyhow, we knew that it wasn't suppose to be there.. This was very srange to us..

Deep into Madison County

Kristie and I went to check on some property that was for sale deep in Madison Co (10 min from us) This land was beautiful although the pics don't do it justice..It's 46 acres and they have addition property for sale.. On this property, you'll find plenty of wildlife and plenty of peace and quietness..It's something that we definately would like to have..

Hominy Valley

I will take and post more pics of Hominy Valley.. This amazing place has breathtaking views and it lies right under Mt Pisgah and the Blueridge parkway.... I use live a couple of miles from here..

Wicked Weather in our Area

Today has been one of those crazy weather days.. We had tornado warnings all over the place while i was at work..When i got home, i went back out with the cam and took the photos below..


close to the house..

same..

storm clouds over Mars Hill college

this is on the other side of Mars Hill..

this pic tells the story..

My Paradise

Here is my paradise.. This property is a couple of miles up the mountain from Hot Springs.. 3/4 of this property is surrounded by the river and the other 1/4 is surrounded by national forest.. It's an amazing sight with all the nature you can stand..

Up the mountain to Wolf Laurel

This is Hwy 26 and it winds up the mountain towards Wolf Laurel which is about 5 miles from Mars Hill.. The Tennessee state line is about 5-6 miles from where i took these photos..

Snow Days are Here Again..

We took these pics in Arden after the big snow...We were out in it enjoying the beautiful senery..

Quiet Winter Days

The Watauga River

The Watauga River is a large stream of western North Carolina and East Tennessee. It is 60 miles (97 km) long with its headwaters on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina.

The word "Watauga" is a Native-American word meaning "the land beyond" however local reference to the name origin is attributed to the meaning "beautiful river" or "beautiful water".

The Watauga River runs right through the middle of Valle Crucis.



As we drove down river road in Valle Crucis, we noticed that there were several small makeshift bridges along the Watauga River just like this one.

I'm not sure if this is the Watauga dam or not but will check into and I'll update this post....

Top of Beech Mountain

This was our first time going to Beech Mt and what better time to go..

At the End of a Rainbow

The end of this rainbow is at the foot of this mountain.. So, should we have looked for a pot of gold?

Peaceful Meadow

A light breeze from the wind along with a beautiful day in the middle of a meadow makes you realize how precious each day is..

Mountain Sunset

After eating at Wild wings Cafe yesterday, we was heading back home at the same time the sun was setting.. We took these snaps from Sweden Creek Rd. These pics don't even look real..This was an amazing sight..

Into The Mist

It was so foggy ths morning that they could have filmed the movie "The Mist" here..LOL
This is a view from our front porch..