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Back in the spring of 1993 we had a blizzard leave lots of snow here in the mountains of western North Carolina. We had drifts of three feet and more. We were snowed in, with no power and the only water was from a well (which required power.) So, we broke a [...]

I found this great article about how the Weather channel had come to Western North Carolina for the fall colors as well as for the waterfalls. Our region has numerous waterfalls and up until recently locating and taking a look at more than just a handful was a bit of a challenge. There [...]

If you haven’t heard there was a major rock slide that has closed I-40 near the NC/TN border in the last couple weeks. There are detour routes, but they are saying it will take 3-5 months to clear the blockage and get two lanes running again. Given that we’re heading into winter I [...]

Unfortunately with this years leaf season starting up, there are still large segments of the Blue Ridge Parkway that are closed to traffic. North of Craggy Gardens Picnic area is still closed to traffic.
The National Park Service site has information on the Blue Ridge Parkway including closings.
Unfortunately, many people are taking the detour signs [...]

Good luck if you’re looking for gasoline in Western North Carolina this week. Here is a page that may help you locate gasoline in the Asheville, NC area. I do hope that this doesn’t find too many people stranded in the mountains! This has been the worst gas shortage I’ve seen (worse [...]

Western North Carolina is our home. Buncombe County to be a bit more specific. We are fortunate in this part of the country to have 4 distinct seasons, and dozens upon dozens of great vacation destinations within a few hours drive. The Great Smokey Mountains National Park is said to be the [...]